Etheline — girls' name
473 babies named Etheline in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
33% of everyone ever named Etheline was born in this single decade.
21 babies were named Etheline in 1935 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Etheline
The Social Security Administration has registered 473 babies named Etheline between 1900 and 1968, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Etheline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 21 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Etheline performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 157 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Etheline shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Etheline in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 473 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Etheline at a glance
Last recorded 1968Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Etheline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1900
- Peak year (1935)
- 21
- Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1968.
473 total births across 69 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1935 with 21 births in a single year.
Etheline by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 157 births that decade — 33% of Etheline's all-time total
Etheline decade highlights
- Peak decade 157 births
- Runner-up 121 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Etheline's strongest decade
157 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 33% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1900–1968 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.