Girls' name · since 1890
Ethyle
Ethyle has 437 recorded births since 1890 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 437
- born since 1890
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ethyle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 437 have been recorded since 1890.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ethyle has been recorded 437 times among girls since 1890, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 1940.
- #12,816 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 437 born since 1890
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ethyle ranks #12,816 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 437 born since 1890, peaking in the 1910s.
- #12,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 437
- born since 1890
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ethyle's 437 recorded births place it above 82.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
Ethyle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ethyle's SSA record in two at 1912 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1892, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ethyle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–1940
- Peak year (1920)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Ethyle by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (153 births, 35% of the file).
1910s was Ethyle's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Ethyle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 57
1890s
57 births
- 1900s
1900s
86 births
- 1910s
1910s
153 births
- 1920s
1920s
125 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 153 births (35% of all-time use).
Ethyle by state
Where Ethyle concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
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What to do with Ethyle's data
- Ethyle's decade-level peak was the 1910s (153 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Iowa records the most Ethyles (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ethyle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1890–1940 (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 Ethyle 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.