How Many People Are Named Ethyl?
An estimated 190 people in the United States have the first name Ethyl. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 82 years old, and Ethyl peaked in popularity in 1915 with 92 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ethyl 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 Ethyl paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 82, Ethyl is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1954.
Estimated Living Americans
190
About 1 in 1,803,970 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
82
years old
Peak Year
1915
92 births
Total Registered
2,395
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ethyl
Ethyl is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,395 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ethyl as a female name
Ranked #8,716 in 1971
5 female births in 1971
Peak: 1915 (92 births)
Ethyl: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ethyl span from the 1880s to the 1970s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 654 babies were registered. Ethyl has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ethyl by Decade
How has Ethyl 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.
Ethyl by State
Birth registrations for Ethyl span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Illinois, New York. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Kentucky, Iowa. On average, about 20 Ethyls were registered per state.
Ethyl + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ethyl as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ethyl
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Ethyl: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ethyl?
We estimate approximately 190 people named Ethyl 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 1,803,970 Americans share this first name.
Is Ethyl a common name?
Ethyl is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,395 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ethyl most popular?
Ethyl reached peak popularity in 1915, when 92 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ethyl is approximately 82 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ethyl a female name?
Ethyl is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ethyl Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ethyl Smith, Ethyl Johnson, Ethyl 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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