Ethell — girls' name

What the Data Says About Ethell

The Social Security Administration has registered 115 babies named Ethell between 1915 and 1948, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ethell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ethell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ethell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ethell 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 115 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.