Girls' name · since 1880
Etter
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 476 babies named Etter, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,226 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 476
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Etter sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 476 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Etter recorded 476 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1960.
- #12,226 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 476 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Etter ranks #12,226 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 476 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,226 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 476
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Etter's 476 recorded births place it above 83.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Etter's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Etter's full recorded timeline at 1914, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Etter popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1960
- Peak year (1921)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Etter by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (113 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Etter's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Etter births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 29
1880s
29 births
- 1890s
1890s
67 births
- 1900s
1900s
76 births
- 1910s
1910s
112 births
- 1920s
1920s
113 births
- 1930s
1930s
57 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 113 births (24% of all-time use).
Etter by state
Where Etter concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
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What to do with Etter's data
- Etter's decade-level peak was the 1920s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Etters (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Etter: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1880–1960 (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 Etter 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.