Girls' name · since 1911
Ethelyne
292 babies named Ethelyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,131 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 292
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
292 girls have been named Ethelyne since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ethelyne recorded 292 times among girls since 1911, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1949.
- #16,131 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 292 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ethelyne ranks #16,131 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 292 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,131 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 292
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ethelyne's 292 recorded births place it above 77.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ethelyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ethelyne's full recorded timeline at 1925, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ethelyne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1949
- Peak year (1918)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Ethelyne by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (123 births, 42% of the file).
1920s was Ethelyne's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Ethelyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
105 births
- 1920s
1920s
123 births
- 1930s
1930s
51 births
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 123 births (42% of all-time use).
Ethelyne by state
Where Ethelyne concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 2.1% |
6 of 292 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ethelyne's data
- Ethelyne's decade-level peak was the 1920s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ethelynes (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ethelyne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1911–1949 (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 Ethelyne 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.