Ethel Name Popularity

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How popular is Ethel?

The rare name Ethel was the 4,356th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Ethel, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 6, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1896.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1918 with 8,076 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Ethel was 12 in 2015.

Ethel, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1880-1892, 1909-1915, 1997-2002, and 2011-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1962-1974, 1975-1981, and 1983-1987.

Where is the name Ethel popularity headed?

Ethel's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Ethel has been moving upward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Ethel for their newborn has risen significantly.

The name Ethel is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Ethel has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Ethel (Girl)		Ethel (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		32	4,356	< 5	--
2017		28	4,842	< 5	--
2016		25	5,324	< 5	--
2015		12	9,108	< 5	--
2014		21	6,051	< 5	--
2013		14	8,265	< 5	--
2012		15	7,938	< 5	--
2011		14	8,323	< 5	--
2010		14	8,388	< 5	--
2009		15	8,174	< 5	--
2008		13	9,127	< 5	--
2007		17	7,489	< 5	--
2006		13	8,881	< 5	--
2005		20	6,082	< 5	--
2004		23	5,426	< 5	--
2003		24	5,136	< 5	--
2002		29	4,309	< 5	--
2001		19	5,891	< 5	--
2000		14	7,278	< 5	--
1999		23	4,770	< 5	--
1998		18	5,649	< 5	--
1997		14	6,594	< 5	--
1996		28	3,871	< 5	--
1995		25	4,134	< 5	--
1994		22	4,576	< 5	--
1993		28	3,811	< 5	--
1992		33	3,355	< 5	--
1991		36	3,111	< 5	--
1990		46	2,577	< 5	--
1989		51	2,309	< 5	--
1988		30	3,247	< 5	--
1987		29	3,200	< 5	--
1986		46	2,236	< 5	--
1985		54	2,002	< 5	--
1984		48	2,086	< 5	--
1983		70	1,589	< 5	--
1982		82	1,463	< 5	--
1981		63	1,770	< 5	--
1980		75	1,555	< 5	--
1979		87	1,410	< 5	--
1978		106	1,186	< 5	--
1977		106	1,171	< 5	--
1976		114	1,076	< 5	--
1975		149	889	< 5	--
1974		130	954	< 5	--
1973		181	755	< 5	--
1972		180	769	< 5	--
1971		218	699	< 5	--
1970		227	689	< 5	--
1969		275	600	< 5	--
1968		283	568	5	4,317
1967		341	513	< 5	--
1966		364	491	7	3,330
1965		440	457	5	4,074
1964		517	431	< 5	--
1963		524	425	8	3,141
1962		581	397	5	4,241
1961		633	382	< 5	--
1960		729	360	< 5	--
1959		682	362	< 5	--
1958		856	311	< 5	--
1957		880	310	5	4,167
1956		1,077	255	7	3,311
1955		1,102	248	9	2,834
1954		1,176	235	6	3,566
1953		1,281	224	< 5	--
1952		1,399	205	13	2,184
1951		1,492	191	7	3,155
1950		1,602	176	9	2,639
1949		1,753	163	9	2,670
1948		1,872	152	6	3,423
1947		2,083	144	8	2,945
1946		1,935	139	12	2,189
1945		1,817	134	10	2,298
1944		2,055	127	8	2,702
1943		2,218	126	10	2,449
1942		2,203	125	15	1,893
1941		2,271	116	16	1,783
1940		2,374	106	12	2,115
1939		2,494	100	28	1,245
1938		2,726	94	27	1,288
1937		2,763	88	23	1,422
1936		2,730	90	17	1,668
1935		3,006	82	27	1,303
1934		3,179	78	30	1,224
1933		3,217	71	35	1,107
1932		3,609	66	22	1,523
1931		3,760	67	33	1,197
1930		4,100	65	37	1,158
1929		4,518	56	32	1,244
1928		4,923	55	48	995
1927		5,486	47	43	1,089
1926		5,858	41	30	1,337
1925		6,175	43	33	1,262
1924		6,585	39	41	1,123
1923		6,541	38	31	1,311
1922		7,245	32	25	1,522
1921		7,603	32	32	1,306
1920		7,868	30	23	1,611
1919		7,810	28	40	1,086
1918		8,076	28	35	1,181
1917		7,864	24	37	1,092
1916		7,601	25	24	1,428
1915		7,379	23	30	1,191
1914		6,204	21	26	1,138
1913		5,369	20	27	954
1912		5,073	18	18	1,109
1911		4,141	15	17	804
1910		4,146	13	33	484
1909		3,661	13	25	521
1908		3,786	12	22	545
1907		3,698	12	12	786
1906		3,511	12	16	597
1905		3,401	12	14	645
1904		3,296	11	17	545
1903		3,257	9	20	476
1902		3,295	9	19	492
1901		3,067	9	16	493
1900		3,896	8	20	539
1899		2,999	9	15	508
1898		3,531	8	24	406
1897		3,182	8	17	483
1896		3,502	6	12	651
1895		3,391	8	15	534
1894		3,287	7	11	645
1893		3,119	8	12	586
1892		3,035	8	17	484
1891		2,689	7	9	660
1890		2,718	7	8	769
1889		2,463	8	14	507
1888		2,374	9	12	589
1887		1,907	11	10	604
1886		1,699	15	6	881
1885		1,495	15	13	526
1884		1,386	18	7	800
1883		1,132	20	< 5	--
1882		989	24	< 5	--
1881		788	25	5	917
1880		633	38	6	853

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.