Girls' name · since 1978
Ethne
101 babies named Ethne in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,987 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
101 girls have been named Ethne since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ethne recorded 101 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2017.
- #26,987 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 101 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ethne ranks #26,987 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 101 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #26,987 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ethne's 101 recorded births place it above 62.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ethne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ethne's full recorded timeline at 2008, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ethne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2017
- Peak year (2007)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Ethne by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (70 births, 69% of the file).
2000s was Ethne's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Ethne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 70 births (69% of all-time use).
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- Ethne's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (70 total births) through the 2010s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ethne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ethne draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.