Girls' name · since 1908
Ethelmae
314 babies named Ethelmae in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 314
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ethelmae is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 314 have been recorded since 1908.
Ethelmae has 314 recorded births among girls since 1908, 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 1908 to 1941.
- #15,521 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 314 born since 1908
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ethelmae ranks #15,521 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 314 born since 1908, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 314
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ethelmae's 314 recorded births place it above 78.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Ethelmae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ethelmae's full recorded timeline at 1926, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1908, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ethelmae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1941
- Peak year (1920)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Ethelmae by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (147 births, 47% of the file).
1920s was Ethelmae's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Ethelmae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
81 births
- 1920s
1920s
147 births
- 1930s
1930s
65 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 147 births (47% of all-time use).
Ethelmae by state
Where Ethelmae concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 11 | 3.5% |
11 of 314 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ethelmae's data
- Ethelmae's decade-level peak was the 1920s (147 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Ethelmaes (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ethelmae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1908–1941 (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 Ethelmae 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.