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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Ethelene

Ethelene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1925, when it ranked 916th with 66 babies. More babies were named Ethelene in the 1920s 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
192566 babies
Total since 1880
1,837babies recorded

Ethelene 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#3,98611
1950#2,07322
1940#1,13541
1930#98356
1920#1,10846
1910#1,9967
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Ethelene, counting every spelling?

Ethelene has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Ethelene?

About 500 people born in the US named Ethelene are alive today, with a median age of 79; half are between 72 and 86. That makes Ethelene 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.

Ethelene by state

How common Ethelene was among girls born in each state in 1923–1927, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (4.0×), Tennessee (3.4×), North Carolina (3.2×), Georgia (2.6×). In 42 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMI0.03New 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: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesWV0.05Virginia: 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: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesTN0.15North Carolina: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesNC0.15South Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesSC0.04District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMS0.05Alabama: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesAL0.18Georgia: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesGA0.12Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTX0.04Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Ethelene, girls, 1923–1927. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Ethelene

How popular is the name Ethelene?

Ethelene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1925, when it ranked 916th with 66 babies. More babies were named Ethelene in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Ethelene a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,837 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Ethelene most popular?

In 1923–1927, Ethelene was most common in Alabama (0.18 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and North Carolina.