Recorded 1935–1947 Girls' name Peak 1935 10 births

Ethelrine — girls' name

10 babies named Ethelrine in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s5
1930s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Ethelrine was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

5 babies were named Ethelrine in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ethelrine

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Ethelrine between 1935 and 1947, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ethelrine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ethelrine performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ethelrine shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ethelrine in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ethelrine 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 10 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.

Ethelrine at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

10

Since 1935

13 years of records

Peak year

1935

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1935

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1947

Ethelrine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1935

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1935)
5
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
5 19471935 5

Ethelrine by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
5 births that decade — 50% of Ethelrine's all-time total
1930s51940s5

Ethelrine by state

Where Ethelrine concentrates geographically — total births since 1935

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ethelrine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 50.0%
Alabama share of Ethelrine's total US births 50.0%

5 of 10 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ethelrine?
10 babies have been named Ethelrine since 1935. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1935 with 5 births.
When was Ethelrine most popular?
Ethelrine was most popular in the 1930s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
Where is Ethelrine most popular?
The top states for the name Ethelrine are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Ethelrine been used?
Ethelrine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 13 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Ethelrine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ethel, Ethelyn, Ethyl, Ethelene, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1935–1947 (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.