Recorded 1899–1938 Girls' name Peak 1917 74 births

Ethelwyn — girls' name

74 babies named Ethelwyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51910s261920s241930s19
1910s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Ethelwyn was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ethelwyn in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ethelwyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Ethelwyn between 1899 and 1938, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ethelwyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ethelwyn performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ethelwyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ethelwyn 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 74 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.

Ethelwyn at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

74

Since 1899

40 years of records

Peak year

1917

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1899

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1938

Ethelwyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1899

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1917)
8
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Ethelwyn by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
26 births that decade — 35% of Ethelwyn's all-time total
1890s51910s261920s241930s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ethelwyn?
74 babies have been named Ethelwyn since 1899. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1917 with 8 births.
When was Ethelwyn most popular?
Ethelwyn was most popular in the 1910s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Ethelwyn been used?
Ethelwyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1899, spanning 40 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Ethelwyn?
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, 1899–1938 (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.