girl's name

Ethal

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 73

Ethal is a girl's name. In 1929 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1925, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1900.

Ethal over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 1920s.

47
'00 '10 '20
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Births named Ethal by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1900s 11
1910s 12
1920s 47

How popular is Ethal?

In 1929, Ethal was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Ethal is used

United States #4,717 5 in 1929
England & Wales #6,749 3 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Ethal

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ethal also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ethal over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ethal

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ethal — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ethal

How popular is the name Ethal?

In 1929, Ethal was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Ethal a girl's or a boy's name?

Ethal is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Ethal most popular?

Ethal peaked in 1925, when 9 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.