Ethel Girl
How popular is Ethel?
#4,171 girl name in 2025
34 baby girls were named Ethel in the US in 2025, making it the 4171st most popular girl name.
40,114living people named Ethel (est.)
79median age of people named Ethel
280,412babies named Ethel since 1880
1 in 97,510US babies born in 2025
Ethel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,171 for girls (▲ 719 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 34 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+183% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #8,926 in 2015, #4,878 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1918 (8,075 girls) |
| Highest rank | #6 in 1896 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Ethel is most popular
Babies named Ethel per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Ethel by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 14,866 | #8 |
| 1890s | 31,453 | #6 |
| 1900s | 34,868 | #8 |
| 1910s | 63,662 | #13 |
| 1920s | 62,806 | #30 |
| 1930s | 31,582 | #65 |
| 1940s | 20,582 | #106 |
| 1950s | 11,544 | #176 |
| 1960s | 4,691 | #359 |
| 1970s | 1,499 | #689 |
| 1980s | 547 | #1,461 |
| 1990s | 272 | #2,566 |
| 2000s | 187 | #4,276 |
| 2010s | 198 | #4,356 |
| 2020s | 165 | #4,171 |
Girl names about as popular as Ethel
Questions
- Is Ethel a boy or girl name?
- Ethel is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ethel were girls.
- How popular is the name Ethel?
- 34 baby girls were named Ethel in the US in 2025, making it the 4171st most popular girl name.
- When was Ethel most popular?
- Ethel peaked in 1918, when 8,075 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #6 in 1896.
- How many people are named Ethel?
- 280,412 babies have been named Ethel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 40,114 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 79.
- Where is Ethel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ethel was most common in New York, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.