Girls' name · since 2001
Ettel
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 217 babies named Ettel, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,969 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,180 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
217 babies have been named Ettel since 2001, making it today's #8180 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ettel recorded 217 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #8180 nationally today, ahead of 53% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #18,969 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,180 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 217 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ettel ranks #18,969 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,180 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 217 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,969 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,180 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ettel's 217 recorded births place it above 73.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ettel compares
217 38th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ettel's all-time total is 42% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ettel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 217 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ettel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ettel's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ettel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Ettel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (88 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Ettel's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Ettel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
88 births
- 2020s
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 88 births (41% of all-time use).
Ettel by state
Where Ettel concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 67 | 30.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 28 | 12.9% |
67 of 217 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ettel's data
- Ettel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (88 total births) through the 2020s (80) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ettels (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ettel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Ettel 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.