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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Ethelyn

Ethelyn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 456th; the most babies were born in 1920 (168). More babies were named Ethelyn 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
1920168 babies
Total since 1880
4,450babies recorded

Ethelyn popularity since 1880

050100150200 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#3,76312
1950#1,92525
1940#1,25035
1930#76285
1920#551168
1910#50665
1900#66129
1890#9619
1880#45614

How popular is Ethelyn, counting every spelling?

Ethelyn has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Ethelyn?

About 600 people born in the US named Ethelyn are alive today, with a median age of 78; half are between 70 and 85. That makes Ethelyn 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.

Ethelyn by state

How common Ethelyn was among girls born in each state in 1918–1922, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Maine (7.5×), Wisconsin (3.0×), Michigan (2.0×), Louisiana (1.5×). In 29 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: 0.89 per 1,000 babiesME0.89Wisconsin: 0.35 per 1,000 babiesWI0.35Vermont: 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: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesND0.14Minnesota: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesMN0.13Illinois: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIL0.06Michigan: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesMI0.23New York: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesNY0.10Massachusetts: 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: 0.43 per 1,000 babiesSD0.43Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOH0.06Pennsylvania: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesPA0.05New Jersey: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.11Connecticut: 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesVA0.04Maryland: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMD0.07Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesKS0.06Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNC0.07South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesOK0.15Louisiana: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesLA0.18Mississippi: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMS0.07Alabama: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesAL0.04Georgia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesGA0.06Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesTX0.11Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Ethelyn, girls, 1918–1922. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Ethelyn

How popular is the name Ethelyn?

Ethelyn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 456th; the most babies were born in 1920 (168). More babies were named Ethelyn in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Ethelyn a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 4,450 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Ethelyn most popular?

In 1918–1922, Ethelyn was most common in Maine (0.89 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Dakota and Wisconsin.