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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Etha

Etha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 520th; the most babies were born in 1920 (55). More babies were named Etha in the 1910s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192055 babies
Total since 1880
1,802babies recorded

Etha popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#5,3337
1950#3,7669
1940#1,85619
1930#1,62624
1920#99555
1910#1,04018
1900#63531
1890#88410
1880#6019

How popular is Etha, counting every spelling?

Etha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Etha?

About 300 people born in the US named Etha are alive today, with a median age of 76; half are between 69 and 84. That makes Etha a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Etha by state

How common Etha was among girls born in each state in 1918–1922, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.0×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesKY0.07West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesMS0.15Alabama: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAL0.07Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesTX0.08Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Etha, girls, 1918–1922. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Etha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Etha, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Etha

How popular is the name Etha?

Etha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 520th; the most babies were born in 1920 (55). More babies were named Etha in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Etha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,802 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Etha most popular?

In 1918–1922, Etha was most common in Mississippi (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Alabama.