Recorded 1974–1988 Girls' name Peak 1984 77 births

Etosha — girls' name

77 babies named Etosha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s70
1980s
Peak decade

91% of everyone ever named Etosha was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

22 babies were named Etosha in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Etosha

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Etosha between 1974 and 1988, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Etosha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Etosha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Etosha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Etosha 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 77 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.

Etosha at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

77

Since 1974

15 years of records

Peak year

1984

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1974

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1988

Etosha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1974

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1984)
22
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
510152025 1988198619851984198319811974 7

Etosha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
70 births that decade — 91% of Etosha's all-time total
1970s71980s70

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Etosha?
77 babies have been named Etosha since 1974. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1984 with 22 births.
When was Etosha most popular?
Etosha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Etosha been used?
Etosha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 15 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Etosha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Etoile, Etoy, 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, 1974–1988 (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.