Recorded 1911–1949 Girls' name Peak 1918 292 births

Ethelyne — girls' name

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.

1910s1051920s1231930s511940s13
1920s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Ethelyne was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

18 babies were named Ethelyne in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ethelyne

The Social Security Administration has registered 292 babies named Ethelyne between 1911 and 1949, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ethelyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ethelyne performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ethelyne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ethelyne in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ethelyne 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 292 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.

Ethelyne at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

292

Since 1911

39 years of records

Peak year

1918

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1911

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1949

Ethelyne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1911

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1918)
18
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
05101520 19491936193019261922191819141911 5

Ethelyne by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
123 births that decade — 42% of Ethelyne's all-time total
1910s1051920s1231930s511940s13

Ethelyne by state

Where Ethelyne concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ethelyne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 2.1%
Texas share of Ethelyne's total US births 2.1%

6 of 292 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ethelyne?
292 babies have been named Ethelyne since 1911. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1918 with 18 births.
When was Ethelyne most popular?
Ethelyne was most popular in the 1920s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Ethelyne most popular?
The top states for the name Ethelyne are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Ethelyne been used?
Ethelyne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 39 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Ethelyne?
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, 1911–1949 (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.