Ethel
2 countries#4172 in United States, 2025US
#4172
in United States, 2025
FR
#916
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
281,547
Peak year (United States)
1918
Peak-year count
8,110
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Ethel was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
280,412 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #4172 · peaked in 1918 with 8,110 births
Most common in: Pennsylvania, New York, North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
1,135 births recorded 1913–2022 · currently #916 · peaked in 2011 with 60 births
Most common in: Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Val-de-Marne, Rhône, Loire-Atlantique
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Ethel’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #8715 | — |
| 2007 | #7394 | ↑1321 |
| 2008 | #8965 | ↓1571 |
| 2009 | #8058 | ↑907 |
| 2010 | #8271 | ↓213 |
| 2011 | #8196 | ↑75 |
| 2012 | #7804 | ↑392 |
| 2013 | #8135 | ↓331 |
| 2014 | #5993 | ↑2142 |
| 2015 | #8931 | ↓2938 |
| 2016 | #5284 | ↑3647 |
| 2017 | #4811 | ↑473 |
| 2018 | #4357 | ↑454 |
| 2019 | #5449 | ↓1092 |
| 2020 | #4880 | ↑569 |
| 2021 | #4833 | ↑47 |
| 2022 | #4793 | ↑40 |
| 2023 | #5390 | ↓597 |
| 2024 | #4893 | ↑497 |
| 2025 | #4172 | ↑721 |