Recorded 1918–1941 Girls' name Peak 1927 62 births

Ethylene — girls' name

62 babies named Ethylene in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s251930s261940s6
1930s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Ethylene was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ethylene in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ethylene

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Ethylene between 1918 and 1941, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ethylene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ethylene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ethylene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ethylene 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 62 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.

Ethylene at a glance

Last recorded 1941

Total births

62

Since 1918

24 years of records

Peak year

1927

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1941

Active since

1918

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1941

Ethylene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1918

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1927)
8
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Ethylene by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
26 births that decade — 42% of Ethylene's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ethylene?
62 babies have been named Ethylene since 1918. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1927 with 8 births.
When was Ethylene most popular?
Ethylene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Ethylene been used?
Ethylene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 24 years of data through 1941.
What names are similar to Ethylene?
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, 1918–1941 (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.