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Ethna

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 219

Ireland

#548

1991 births

Ethna is a girl's name. In 1924 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in Ireland in 1973, when 16 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in Ireland.
  • First appears in birth records in 1964.

Ethna over time

Births per decade in Ireland, 1960s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1991, not a full ten years.

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'60 '70 '80 '90
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Births named Ethna by decade in Ireland
Decade Births
1960s 68
1970s 94
1980s 16
1990s (to 1991) 3

How popular is Ethna?

In 1991, Ethna was given to 3 babies in Ireland, ranking #548 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Ethna is used

Ireland #548 3 in 1991
United States #4,100 7 in 1924

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.

Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Ethna

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

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

Sibling names for Ethna

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

Common questions about Ethna

How popular is the name Ethna?

In 1991, Ethna was given to 3 babies in Ireland, ranking #548 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Ethna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Ethna most popular?

Ethna peaked in 1973, when 16 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.