Ethal

Girl · recorded 1900–1929

  • 1929last recorded
  • 1900best year

Most popular in 1900.

Last recorded in 1929. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Ethal.

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Its story

Popularity since 1900

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 11 recorded years as a table
Ethal, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
190020
190418
19166
19185
19207
19226
19237
19244
19257
19264
19294

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ethal isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1929
5
Rank in 1929
#4,570
How rare
1 in 223,312 girls
Since 1900
70

Ethal was last recorded in 1929. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1900, at 20 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Ethal doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.