How Many People Are Named Ethne?
An estimated 99 people in the United States have the first name Ethne. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Ethne peaked in popularity in 2007 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ethne 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 Ethne paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ethne is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
99
About 1 in 3,462,165 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2007
13 births
Total Registered
101
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ethne
Ethne is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 101 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ethne as a female name
Ranked #14,684 in 2017
6 female births in 2017
Peak: 2007 (13 births)
Ethne: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ethne span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 70 babies were registered. While Ethne is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ethne by Decade
How has Ethne 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.
Ethne + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ethne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ethne
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Ethne: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ethne?
We estimate approximately 99 people named Ethne 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 3,462,165 Americans share this first name.
Is Ethne a common name?
Ethne is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 101 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ethne most popular?
Ethne reached peak popularity in 2007, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ethne is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ethne a female name?
Ethne is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ethne Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ethne Smith, Ethne Johnson, Ethne 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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