Recorded 1904–1942 Girls' name Peak 1915 201 births

Etoile — girls' name

201 babies named Etoile in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s231910s751920s551930s361940s12
1910s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Etoile was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

12 babies were named Etoile in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Etoile

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Etoile between 1904 and 1942, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Etoile currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Etoile performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Etoile shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Etoile in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Etoile 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 201 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.

Etoile at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

201

Since 1904

39 years of records

Peak year

1915

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1904

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1942

Etoile popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1904

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1915)
12
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
468101214 19421933192819231918191419061904 5

Etoile by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
75 births that decade — 37% of Etoile's all-time total
1900s231910s751920s551930s361940s12

Etoile by state

Where Etoile concentrates geographically — total births since 1904

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Etoile
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 2.5%
#2 Texas
5 2.5%
Mississippi share of Etoile's total US births 2.5%
Even split

5 of 201 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Etoile?
201 babies have been named Etoile since 1904. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1915 with 12 births.
When was Etoile most popular?
Etoile was most popular in the 1910s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Etoile most popular?
The top states for the name Etoile are Mississippi (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Etoile been used?
Etoile has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 39 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Etoile?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Etoy, Etosha, Etola, Etolia, 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, 1904–1942 (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.