US rank #13247 Girls' name Peak 2024 22 births

Ethereal — #13247 US girls' name

22 babies named Ethereal in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s52020s17
#13247
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 25% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Ethereal was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ethereal in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ethereal

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Ethereal between 2019 and 2024, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ethereal currently holds the #13247 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ethereal performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ethereal shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ethereal 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 22 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.

Ethereal at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

22

Since 2019

6 years of records

Peak year

2024

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#13,247

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2019

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ethereal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2019

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2024202320202019 5

Ethereal by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
17 births that decade — 77% of Ethereal's all-time total
2010s52020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ethereal?
22 babies have been named Ethereal since 2019. It currently ranks #13247 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 7 births.
When was Ethereal most popular?
Ethereal was most popular in the 2020s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Ethereal been used?
Ethereal has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 6 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ethereal?
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.

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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, 2019–2024 (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.