How Many People Are Named Etheline?
An estimated 73 people in the United States have the first name Etheline. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 82 years old, and Etheline peaked in popularity in 1935 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Etheline as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Etheline paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 82, Etheline is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1954.
- Etheline is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
73
About 1 in 4,695,265 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
82
years old
Peak Year
1935
21 births
Total Registered
473
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Etheline
Etheline is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 473 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Etheline as a female name
Ranked #7,342 in 1968
5 female births in 1968
Peak: 1935 (21 births)
Etheline: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Etheline span from the 1900s to the 1960s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 157 babies were registered. Etheline has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Etheline by Decade
How has Etheline tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Etheline + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Etheline as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Etheline
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Etheline: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Etheline?
We estimate approximately 73 people named Etheline are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,695,265 Americans share this first name.
Is Etheline a common name?
Etheline is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 473 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Etheline most popular?
Etheline reached peak popularity in 1935, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Etheline is approximately 82 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Etheline a female name?
Etheline is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Etheline Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Etheline Smith, Etheline Johnson, Etheline Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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