US rank #4483 Girls' name Peak 2019 732 births

Etty — #4483 US girls' name

732 babies named Etty in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s271990s842000s1712010s2682020s177
#4483
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Etty was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

42 babies were named Etty in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Etty

The Social Security Administration has registered 732 babies named Etty between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Etty currently holds the #4483 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Etty performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 268 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Etty shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 565 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Etty in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Etty 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 732 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.

Etty at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

732

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2019

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,483

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Etty popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
42
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
01020304050 202420192014200920041999199419861972 5

Etty by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
268 births that decade — 37% of Etty's all-time total
1970s51980s271990s842000s1712010s2682020s177

Etty by state

Where Etty concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Etty
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
565 77.2%
#2 New Jersey
32 4.4%
New York share of Etty's total US births 77.2%
Even split

565 of 732 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Etty?
732 babies have been named Etty since 1972. It currently ranks #4483 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 42 births.
When was Etty most popular?
Etty was most popular in the 2010s decade with 268 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Etty most popular?
The top states for the name Etty are New York (565 births), New Jersey (32 births).
How long has the name Etty been used?
Etty has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Etty?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Etta, Ettie, Etter, Ettel, 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, 1972–2024 (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.