Recorded 1893–1932 Girls' name Peak 1930 69 births

Ethleen — girls' name

69 babies named Ethleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s101910s121920s341930s13
1920s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Ethleen was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ethleen in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ethleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Ethleen between 1893 and 1932, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ethleen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1932. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ethleen performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ethleen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ethleen 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 69 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.

Ethleen at a glance

Last recorded 1932

Total births

69

Since 1893

40 years of records

Peak year

1930

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1932

Active since

1893

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1932

Ethleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1893

Last recorded 1932
Peak year (1930)
8
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Ethleen by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
34 births that decade — 49% of Ethleen's all-time total
1890s101910s121920s341930s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ethleen?
69 babies have been named Ethleen since 1893. It was last recorded in 1932. The peak year was 1930 with 8 births.
When was Ethleen most popular?
Ethleen was most popular in the 1920s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Ethleen been used?
Ethleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1893, spanning 40 years of data through 1932.
What names are similar to Ethleen?
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, 1893–1932 (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.