Girls' name · since 1919
Ethelreda
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 69 babies named Ethelreda, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,258 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 69
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ethelreda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 69 have been recorded since 1919.
Ethelreda has 69 recorded births among girls since 1919, 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 1919 to 1932.
- #31,258 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 69 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ethelreda ranks #31,258 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #31,258 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 69
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ethelreda's 69 recorded births place it above 56.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Ethelreda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ethelreda's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ethelreda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1932
- Peak year (1923)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Ethelreda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (47 births, 68% of the file).
1920s was Ethelreda's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Ethelreda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
47 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 47 births (68% of all-time use).
Ethelreda by state
Where Ethelreda concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 7.2% |
5 of 69 births nationwide.
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- Ethelreda's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (47 total births) through the 1930s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Ethelredas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Ethelreda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1919–1932 (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 Ethelreda 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.