Recorded 1978–2017 Girls' name Peak 2007 101 births

Ethne — girls' name

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.

1970s52000s702010s26
2000s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Ethne was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

13 babies were named Ethne in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ethne

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Ethne between 1978 and 2017, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ethne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ethne performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ethne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ethne 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 101 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.

Ethne at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

101

Since 1978

40 years of records

Peak year

2007

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1978

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2017

Ethne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1978

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2007)
13
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
468101214 201720122011201020092008200720062005200420031978 5

Ethne by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
70 births that decade — 69% of Ethne's all-time total
1970s52000s702010s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ethne?
101 babies have been named Ethne since 1978. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2007 with 13 births.
When was Ethne most popular?
Ethne was most popular in the 2000s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Ethne been used?
Ethne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 40 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Ethne?
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, 1978–2017 (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.