Recorded 1915–1953 Girls' name Peak 1925 60 births

Etherine — girls' name

60 babies named Etherine in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s231930s121940s131950s7
1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Etherine was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

7 babies were named Etherine in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Etherine

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Etherine between 1915 and 1953, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Etherine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Etherine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Etherine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Etherine 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 60 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.

Etherine at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

60

Since 1915

39 years of records

Peak year

1925

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1915

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1953

Etherine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1915

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1925)
7
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1953194619421934193319281925192319221915 5

Etherine by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
23 births that decade — 38% of Etherine's all-time total
1910s51920s231930s121940s131950s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Etherine?
60 babies have been named Etherine since 1915. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1925 with 7 births.
When was Etherine most popular?
Etherine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Etherine been used?
Etherine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 39 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Etherine?
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, 1915–1953 (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.