Etta
#928 for girls in 2025, 281 births · Last seen for boys in 1935 at #3,252
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 1880 · 323 births
- Debut · girls
- 323 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 15 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 43,268since 1880
Etta over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #928 | 281 | — | |
| 2024 | #970 | 267 | — | |
| 2023 | #936 | 283 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,015 | 256 | — | |
| 2021 | #931 | 285 | — | |
| 2020 | #924 | 279 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,010 | 254 | — | |
| 2018 | #956 | 276 | — | |
| 2017 | #988 | 263 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,030 | 257 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,082 | 242 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,173 | 209 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,178 | 204 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,629 | 132 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,190 | 86 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,341 | 81 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,592 | 71 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,017 | 57 | — | |
| 2007 | #3,983 | 39 | — | |
| 2006 | #3,469 | 46 | — | |
| 2005 | #5,113 | 25 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,707 | 28 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,943 | 25 | — | |
| 2002 | #4,280 | 29 | — | |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | — | |
| 2000 | #6,808 | 15 | — | |
| 1999 | #7,716 | 12 | — | |
| 1998 | #6,360 | 15 | — | |
| 1997 | #6,483 | 14 | — | |
| 1996 | #5,065 | 19 | — | |
| 1995 | #5,958 | 15 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,445 | 17 | — | |
| 1993 | #4,671 | 21 | — | |
| 1992 | #5,051 | 19 | — | |
| 1991 | #5,004 | 19 | — | |
| 1990 | #4,523 | 21 | — | |
| 1989 | #4,670 | 19 | — | |
| 1988 | #3,690 | 25 | — | |
| 1987 | #4,283 | 19 | — | |
| 1986 | #3,645 | 23 | — | |
| 1985 | #4,282 | 18 | — | |
| 1984 | #3,874 | 20 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,431 | 23 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,093 | 28 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,447 | 39 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,506 | 23 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,525 | 36 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,516 | 34 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,381 | 37 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,292 | 36 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,097 | 41 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,820 | 48 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,267 | 34 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,565 | 59 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,500 | 67 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,505 | 66 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,325 | 73 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,042 | 100 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,093 | 91 | — | |
| 1966 | #955 | 113 | — | |
| 1965 | #887 | 127 | — | |
| 1964 | #835 | 157 | — | |
| 1963 | #764 | 181 | — | |
| 1962 | #729 | 200 | — | |
| 1961 | #721 | 207 | — | |
| 1960 | #696 | 214 | — | |
| 1959 | #698 | 206 | — | |
| 1958 | #623 | 247 | — | |
| 1957 | #648 | 229 | — | |
| 1956 | #588 | 258 | — | |
| 1955 | #559 | 264 | — | |
| 1954 | #584 | 240 | — | |
| 1953 | #557 | 246 | — | |
| 1952 | #545 | 249 | — | |
| 1951 | #524 | 252 | — | |
| 1950 | #477 | 289 | — | |
| 1949 | #435 | 332 | — | |
| 1948 | #429 | 343 | — | |
| 1947 | #444 | 342 | — | |
| 1946 | #401 | 360 | — | |
| 1945 | #378 | 345 | — | |
| 1944 | #363 | 369 | — | |
| 1943 | #349 | 419 | — | |
| 1942 | #326 | 448 | — | |
| 1941 | #322 | 413 | — | |
| 1940 | #305 | 426 | — | |
| 1939 | #307 | 408 | — | |
| 1938 | #292 | 461 | — | |
| 1937 | #296 | 443 | — | |
| 1936 | #285 | 449 | — | |
| 1935 | #284 | 458 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1934 | #275 | 499 | — | |
| 1933 | #270 | 514 | — | |
| 1932 | #275 | 504 | — | |
| 1931 | #273 | 518 | — | |
| 1930 | #271 | 551 | — | |
| 1929 | #256 | 614 | — | |
| 1928 | #267 | 583 | — | |
| 1927 | #260 | 648 | — | |
| 1926 | #257 | 655 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #246 | 731 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #247 | 725 | — | |
| 1923 | #238 | 742 | — | |
| 1922 | #243 | 720 | — | |
| 1921 | #244 | 740 | — | |
| 1920 | #230 | 803 | — | |
| 1919 | #230 | 742 | — | |
| 1918 | #229 | 755 | — | |
| 1917 | #224 | 750 | — | |
| 1916 | #222 | 742 | — | |
| 1915 | #215 | 766 | #3,082 | 7 |
| 1914 | #216 | 581 | — | |
| 1913 | #197 | 542 | — | |
| 1912 | #192 | 510 | — | |
| 1911 | #173 | 434 | — | |
| 1910 | #165 | 430 | — | |
| 1909 | #166 | 367 | — | |
| 1908 | #162 | 400 | — | |
| 1907 | #157 | 407 | — | |
| 1906 | #155 | 384 | — | |
| 1905 | #150 | 397 | — | |
| 1904 | #160 | 343 | — | |
| 1903 | #134 | 416 | — | |
| 1902 | #139 | 400 | — | |
| 1901 | #134 | 381 | — | |
| 1900 | #123 | 508 | — | |
| 1899 | #123 | 394 | — | |
| 1898 | #112 | 479 | — | |
| 1897 | #109 | 467 | — | |
| 1896 | #107 | 484 | — | |
| 1895 | #112 | 445 | — | |
| 1894 | #97 | 519 | — | |
| 1893 | #98 | 486 | — | |
| 1892 | #97 | 492 | — | |
| 1891 | #94 | 452 | — | |
| 1890 | #95 | 452 | — | |
| 1889 | #87 | 465 | — | |
| 1888 | #82 | 500 | — | |
| 1887 | #78 | 437 | — | |
| 1886 | #79 | 433 | — | |
| 1885 | #83 | 372 | — | |
| 1884 | #75 | 423 | — | |
| 1883 | #80 | 352 | — | |
| 1882 | #75 | 352 | — | |
| 1881 | #73 | 316 | — | |
| 1880 | #72 | 323 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Etta was already there! It came in at #72, and was given to 323 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2001, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.
Where Etta is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Kentucky#183 · 1 in 988
- Arkansas#187 · 1 in 869
- Missouri#192 · 1 in 1,216
- Virginia#198 · 1 in 1,124
- North Carolina#207 · 1 in 1,215
Best ever in a state: #46 in Vermont, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #183 | 29 | 1 in 988 |
| Arkansas | #187 | 22 | 1 in 869 |
| Missouri | #192 | 23 | 1 in 1,216 |
| Virginia | #198 | 22 | 1 in 1,124 |
| North Carolina | #207 | 31 | 1 in 1,215 |
| Tennessee | #211 | 23 | 1 in 1,225 |
| Alabama | #215 | 25 | 1 in 1,181 |
| Oklahoma | #218 | 16 | 1 in 1,260 |
| South Carolina | #229 | 16 | 1 in 1,369 |
| Kansas | #231 | 7 | 1 in 1,758 |
| West Virginia | #235 | 12 | 1 in 1,578 |
| Colorado | #247 | 6 | 1 in 1,514 |
| Pennsylvania | #268 | 26 | 1 in 2,885 |
| Maryland | #281 | 5 | 1 in 2,600 |
| Mississippi | #282 | 13 | 1 in 1,739 |
| Florida | #287 | 8 | 1 in 1,853 |
| Georgia | #292 | 14 | 1 in 2,268 |
| Texas | #305 | 34 | 1 in 1,768 |
| Illinois | #340 | 15 | 1 in 3,751 |
| Indiana | #368 | 6 | 1 in 4,476 |
| Louisiana | #376 | 8 | 1 in 2,925 |
| Ohio | #396 | 10 | 1 in 5,270 |
| New York | #446 | 13 | 1 in 6,901 |
| California | #520 | 8 | 1 in 6,241 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 42 spots since 2024 (#970 → #928)
- 4 spots since 2020 (#924 → #928)
- 154 spots since 2015 (#1,082 → #928)
- Biggest jump: 86 spots in 2020 (#1,010 → #924)
- Biggest drop: 138 spots in 1967 (#955 → #1,093)
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #72 (323 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 84 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 15 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 1880–1894
- Top 1,000: 94 yrs · run 1880–1966
Share of babies · girls
1 in 282
- Highest: 1 in 282 girls born in 1880 were named Etta (0.35%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,720 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 16.1% of all girls named Etta (6,961) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,973 | #72 (1880) | #78 |
| 1890s | 4,670 | #94 (1891) | #104 |
| 1900s | 4,003 | #123 (1900) | #148 |
| 1910s | 6,252 | #165 (1910) | #206 |
| 1920s | 6,961 | #230 (1920) | #249 |
| 1930s | 4,805 | #270 (1933) | #283 |
| 1940s | 3,797 | #305 (1940) | #375 |
| 1950s | 2,480 | #477 (1950) | #580 |
| 1960s | 1,463 | #696 (1960) | #905 |
| 1970s | 458 | #1,500 (1971) | #2,047 |
| 1980s | 237 | #2,447 (1981) | #3,692 |
| 1990s | 172 | #4,523 (1990) | #5,628 |
| 2000s | 342 | #2,592 (2009) | #5,097 |
| 2010s | 2,004 | #956 (2018) | #1,358 |
| 2020s | 1,651 | #924 (2020) | #951 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Etta in 1940
girls
#305
426 births · 1 in 2,684 girls
Top girls' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 2,684 of them was named Etta, which outranked 93.9% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.