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United States name statistics

Ethel in United States

Estimated bearers

25,141

Country rank

#1381

Per 100k

8

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 0.5%Female 99.5%

Ethel popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Ethel, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 639
  2. 1881: 793
  3. 1882: 989
  4. 1883: 1,132
  5. 1884: 1,393
  6. 1885: 1,508
  7. 1886: 1,705
  8. 1887: 1,917
  9. 1888: 2,386
  10. 1889: 2,477
  11. 1890: 2,726
  12. 1891: 2,698
  13. 1892: 3,052
  14. 1893: 3,131
  15. 1894: 3,298
  16. 1895: 3,406
  17. 1896: 3,514
  18. 1897: 3,199
  19. 1898: 3,555
  20. 1899: 3,014
  21. 1900: 3,916
  22. 1901: 3,083
  23. 1902: 3,314
  24. 1903: 3,277
  25. 1904: 3,313
  26. 1905: 3,415
  27. 1906: 3,527
  28. 1907: 3,710
  29. 1908: 3,808
  30. 1909: 3,686
  31. 1910: 4,179
  32. 1911: 4,158
  33. 1912: 5,091
  34. 1913: 5,396
  35. 1914: 6,230
  36. 1915: 7,409
  37. 1916: 7,625
  38. 1917: 7,902
  39. 1918: 8,110
  40. 1919: 7,849
  41. 1920: 7,891
  42. 1921: 7,635
  43. 1922: 7,271
  44. 1923: 6,572
  45. 1924: 6,627
  46. 1925: 6,209
  47. 1926: 5,886
  48. 1927: 5,526
  49. 1928: 4,976
  50. 1929: 4,551
  51. 1930: 4,138
  52. 1931: 3,793
  53. 1932: 3,630
  54. 1933: 3,252
  55. 1934: 3,208
  56. 1935: 3,030
  57. 1936: 2,747
  58. 1937: 2,786
  59. 1938: 2,753
  60. 1939: 2,524
  61. 1940: 2,385
  62. 1941: 2,289
  63. 1942: 2,218
  64. 1943: 2,227
  65. 1944: 2,064
  66. 1945: 1,827
  67. 1946: 1,945
  68. 1947: 2,093
  69. 1948: 1,878
  70. 1949: 1,762
  71. 1950: 1,611
  72. 1951: 1,499
  73. 1952: 1,411
  74. 1953: 1,281
  75. 1954: 1,182
  76. 1955: 1,112
  77. 1956: 1,083
  78. 1957: 884
  79. 1958: 856
  80. 1959: 681
  81. 1960: 731
  82. 1961: 635
  83. 1962: 586
  84. 1963: 532
  85. 1964: 517
  86. 1965: 445
  87. 1966: 371
  88. 1967: 341
  89. 1968: 288
  90. 1969: 275
  91. 1970: 228
  92. 1971: 218
  93. 1972: 180
  94. 1973: 181
  95. 1974: 130
  96. 1975: 149
  97. 1976: 114
  98. 1977: 106
  99. 1978: 106
  100. 1979: 87
  101. 1980: 74
  102. 1981: 63
  103. 1982: 82
  104. 1983: 70
  105. 1984: 48
  106. 1985: 54
  107. 1986: 46
  108. 1987: 29
  109. 1988: 30
  110. 1989: 51
  111. 1990: 46
  112. 1991: 36
  113. 1992: 33
  114. 1993: 27
  115. 1994: 22
  116. 1995: 25
  117. 1996: 28
  118. 1997: 14
  119. 1998: 18
  120. 1999: 23
  121. 2000: 14
  122. 2001: 19
  123. 2002: 29
  124. 2003: 24
  125. 2004: 23
  126. 2005: 20
  127. 2006: 13
  128. 2007: 17
  129. 2008: 13
  130. 2009: 15
  131. 2010: 14
  132. 2011: 14
  133. 2012: 15
  134. 2013: 14
  135. 2014: 21
  136. 2015: 12
  137. 2016: 25
  138. 2017: 28
  139. 2018: 32
  140. 2019: 23
  141. 2020: 26
  142. 2021: 27
  143. 2022: 28
  144. 2023: 23
  145. 2024: 27
  146. 2025: 34

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Ethel in United States?

An estimated 25,141 people in United States are named Ethel. That works out to 1 in 13,202 residents.

Is Ethel a common name in United States?

Ethel ranks #1381 among first names in United States.