Recorded 1919–1939 Girls' name Peak 1919 18 births

Ethelynn — girls' name

18 babies named Ethelynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s51930s6
1910s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Ethelynn was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ethelynn in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ethelynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Ethelynn between 1919 and 1939, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ethelynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ethelynn performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ethelynn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ethelynn 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 18 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.

Ethelynn at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

18

Since 1919

21 years of records

Peak year

1919

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1919

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1939

Ethelynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1919

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1919)
7
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 193919231919 7

Ethelynn by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
7 births that decade — 39% of Ethelynn's all-time total
1910s71920s51930s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ethelynn?
18 babies have been named Ethelynn since 1919. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1919 with 7 births.
When was Ethelynn most popular?
Ethelynn was most popular in the 1910s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Ethelynn been used?
Ethelynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 21 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Ethelynn?
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, 1919–1939 (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.