Recorded 1916–2022 Girls' name Peak 1916 101 births

Ettamae — girls' name

101 babies named Ettamae in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s351920s501930s102020s6
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Ettamae was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

11 babies were named Ettamae in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ettamae

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Ettamae between 1916 and 2022, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ettamae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ettamae performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ettamae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ettamae 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 101 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.

Ettamae at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

101

Since 1916

107 years of records

Peak year

1916

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1916

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2022

Ettamae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1916

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1916)
11
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
4681012 20221930192519231921191919171916 11

Ettamae by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
50 births that decade — 50% of Ettamae's all-time total
1910s351920s501930s102020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ettamae?
101 babies have been named Ettamae since 1916. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1916 with 11 births.
When was Ettamae most popular?
Ettamae was most popular in the 1920s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Ettamae been used?
Ettamae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 107 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Ettamae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Etta, Ettie, Etty, Etter, 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, 1916–2022 (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.