How Many People Are Named Ethie?
An estimated 1 people in the United States have the first name Ethie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 115 years old, and Ethie peaked in popularity in 1890 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ethie 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 Ethie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 115, Ethie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1921.
- Ethie is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
1
About 1 in 342,754,338 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
115
years old
Peak Year
1890
9 births
Total Registered
86
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ethie
Ethie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 86 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ethie as a female name
Ranked #5,047 in 1919
5 female births in 1919
Peak: 1890 (9 births)
Ethie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ethie span from the 1880s to the 1910s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1890s, when 31 babies were registered. Ethie remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ethie by Decade
How has Ethie 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.
Ethie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ethie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ethie
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Ethie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ethie?
We estimate approximately 1 people named Ethie 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 342,754,338 Americans share this first name.
Is Ethie a common name?
Ethie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 3.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 86 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ethie most popular?
Ethie reached peak popularity in 1890, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ethie is approximately 115 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ethie a female name?
Ethie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ethie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ethie Smith, Ethie Johnson, Ethie 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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