Recorded 1884–1919 Girls' name Peak 1890 86 births

Ethie — girls' name

86 babies named Ethie in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1890. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1890s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Ethie was born in this single decade.

1890
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ethie in 1890 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ethie

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Ethie between 1884 and 1919, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ethie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1919. The name reached its historical peak in 1890, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ethie performed strongest in the 1890s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ethie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ethie 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 86 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.

Ethie at a glance

Last recorded 1919

Total births

86

Since 1884

36 years of records

Peak year

1890

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1890s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1919

Active since

1884

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1919

Ethie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1884

Last recorded 1919
Peak year (1890)
9
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Ethie by decade

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

Peak: 1890s
Peak decade
1890s
31 births that decade — 36% of Ethie's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ethie?
86 babies have been named Ethie since 1884. It was last recorded in 1919. The peak year was 1890 with 9 births.
When was Ethie most popular?
Ethie was most popular in the 1890s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1890.
How long has the name Ethie been used?
Ethie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 36 years of data through 1919.
What names are similar to Ethie?
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, 1884–1919 (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.