Girls' name · since 1974
Etosha
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 77 babies named Etosha, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,028 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Etosha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 77 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Etosha recorded 77 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1988.
- #30,028 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 77 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Etosha ranks #30,028 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,028 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Etosha's 77 recorded births place it above 58.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Etosha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Etosha's SSA record in two at 1984 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 1986, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Etosha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1988
- Peak year (1984)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Etosha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (70 births, 91% of the file).
1980s was Etosha's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 91% of all-time use.
Etosha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 70 births (91% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Etosha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1974–1988 (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 Etosha 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.