Girls' name · since 1901
Ethelene
1,837 babies named Ethelene in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,976 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,837
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ethelene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,837 recorded since 1901.
Ethelene has 1,837 recorded births among girls since 1901, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 1969.
- #4,976 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,837 born since 1901
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ethelene ranks #4,976 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,837 born since 1901, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,976 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,837
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ethelene's 1,837 recorded births place it above 93.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Ethelene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ethelene's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 66, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ethelene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–1969
- Peak year (1925)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Ethelene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (537 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Ethelene's strongest decade.
537 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Ethelene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 19
1900s
19 births
- 1910s
1910s
227 births
- 1920s
1920s
537 births
- 1930s
1930s
469 births
- 1940s
1940s
328 births
- 1950s 180
1950s
180 births
- 1960s 77
1960s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 537 births (29% of all-time use).
How Ethelene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ethelene's total volume
Ethelene by state
Where Ethelene concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 158 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 151 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 100 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 82 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 54 | 2.9% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 18 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #8 | West Virginia | | 11 | 0.6% |
158 of 1,837 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Ethelene appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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- Ethelene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (537 total births); usage has since declined to 77 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Ethelenes (158 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ethelene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~68 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1901–1969 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ethelene draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.