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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Ethyl

Ethyl was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 415th; the most babies were born in 1915 (92). More babies were named Ethyl 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
191592 babies
Total since 1880
2,395babies recorded

Ethyl 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——
1950#2,81314
1940#1,98317
1930#1,35732
1920#1,05550
1910#73034
1900#66229
1890#52825
1880#6448

How popular is Ethyl, counting every spelling?

Ethyl has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Ethyl?

About 200 people born in the US named Ethyl are alive today, with a median age of 79; half are between 73 and 86. That makes Ethyl 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.

Ethyl by state

How common Ethyl was among girls born in each state in 1913–1917, around its peak. In 43 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: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMN0.07Illinois: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesIL0.10Michigan: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMI0.05New York: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIA0.06Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesOH0.07Pennsylvania: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesPA0.07New 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: 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: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Ethyl, girls, 1913–1917. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Ethyl

How popular is the name Ethyl?

Ethyl was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 415th; the most babies were born in 1915 (92). More babies were named Ethyl in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Ethyl a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,395 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Ethyl most popular?

In 1913–1917, Ethyl was most common in Illinois (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Minnesota.