Etta Girl
How popular is Etta?
#928 girl name in 2025
281 baby girls were named Etta in the US in 2025, making it the 928th most popular girl name.
12,035living people named Etta (est.)
66median age of people named Etta
43,291babies named Etta since 1880
1 in 11,798US babies born in 2025
Etta popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #928 for girls (▲ 42 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 281 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+16% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,082 in 2015, #924 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1920 (803 girls) |
| Highest rank | #72 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Etta is most popular
Babies named Etta per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- North Dakota: 1.8 per 1,000 (24 girls)
- Minnesota: 1.0 per 1,000 (111 girls)
- Wisconsin: 0.7 per 1,000 (75 girls)
- Nebraska: 0.6 per 1,000 (22 girls)
- Iowa: 0.5 per 1,000 (30 girls)
Etta by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,973 | #72 |
| 1890s | 4,670 | #94 |
| 1900s | 4,003 | #123 |
| 1910s | 6,252 | #165 |
| 1920s | 6,961 | #230 |
| 1930s | 4,805 | #270 |
| 1940s | 3,797 | #305 |
| 1950s | 2,480 | #476 |
| 1960s | 1,463 | #696 |
| 1970s | 458 | #1,500 |
| 1980s | 237 | #2,447 |
| 1990s | 172 | #4,518 |
| 2000s | 342 | #2,591 |
| 2010s | 2,004 | #956 |
| 2020s | 1,651 | #924 |
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Questions
- Is Etta a boy or girl name?
- Etta is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Etta were girls.
- How popular is the name Etta?
- 281 baby girls were named Etta in the US in 2025, making it the 928th most popular girl name.
- When was Etta most popular?
- Etta peaked in 1920, when 803 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #72 in 1880.
- How many people are named Etta?
- 43,291 babies have been named Etta in the US since 1880. We estimate about 12,035 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 66.
- Where is Etta most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Etta was most common in North Dakota, at 1.8 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.