Ethel

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Ethel is a given name of Old English origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 280,380 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 278,890 as girls and 1,490 as boys. Ethel gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1918 and has since declined significantly. It is the #284 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	27
2023	23
2022	28
2021	27
2020	26
2019	23
2018	32
2017	28
2016	25
2015	12
2014	21
2013	14
2012	15
2011	14
2010	14
2009	15
2008	13
2007	17
2006	13
2005	20
2004	23
2003	24
2002	29
2001	19
2000	14
1999	23
1998	18
1997	14
1996	28
1995	25
1994	22
1993	28
1992	33
1991	36
1990	46
1989	51
1988	30
1987	29
1986	46
1985	54
1984	48
1983	70
1982	82
1981	63
1980	74
1979	87
1978	106
1977	106
1976	114
1975	149
1974	130
1973	181
1972	180
1971	218
1970	228
1969	275
1968	288
1967	341
1966	371
1965	445
1964	517
1963	532
1962	586
1961	635
1960	730
1959	681
1958	856
1957	885
1956	1,083
1955	1,113
1954	1,182
1953	1,281
1952	1,411
1951	1,499
1950	1,611
1949	1,762
1948	1,878
1947	2,093
1946	1,945
1945	1,827
1944	2,064
1943	2,227
1942	2,218
1941	2,289
1940	2,385
1939	2,524
1938	2,752
1937	2,787
1936	2,747
1935	3,031
1934	3,208
1933	3,252
1932	3,629
1931	3,793
1930	4,138
1929	4,551
1928	4,976
1927	5,526
1926	5,886
1925	6,209
1924	6,627
1923	6,572
1922	7,271
1921	7,635
1920	7,891
1919	7,849
1918	8,110
1917	7,902
1916	7,625
1915	7,409
1914	6,230
1913	5,396
1912	5,091
1911	4,158
1910	4,179
1909	3,686
1908	3,808
1907	3,710
1906	3,527
1905	3,415
1904	3,313
1903	3,277
1902	3,314
1901	3,083
1900	3,916
1899	3,014
1898	3,555
1897	3,199
1896	3,514
1895	3,406
1894	3,298
1893	3,131
1892	3,052
1891	2,698
1890	2,726
1889	2,477
1888	2,386
1887	1,917
1886	1,705
1885	1,508
1884	1,393
1883	1,132
1882	989
1881	793
1880	639