Ethell

Girl · recorded 1915–1948

  • 1948last recorded
  • 1916best year

Most popular in 1916.

Last recorded in 1948. 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 Ethell.

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

051019151923193219401948

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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 18 recorded years as a table
Ethell, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19158
191610
19188
19194
19228
19234
19254
19264
19275
19296
19337
19346
19355
19366
19385
19434
19444
19483

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ethell 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 1948
5
Rank in 1948
#5,243
How rare
1 in 339,581 girls
Since 1915
115

Ethell was last recorded in 1948. 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 1916, at 10 per million girls born.

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

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