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/ˈɛtə/ · English
01 / Meaning & origin
Etta is a feminine given name documented in English and Finnish.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 281 girls (rank 928). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Etta
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 323 | 72 | observed |
| 1881 | 316 | 73 | observed |
| 1882 | 352 | 75 | observed |
| 1883 | 352 | 80 | observed |
| 1884 | 423 | 75 | observed |
| 1885 | 372 | 83 | observed |
| 1886 | 433 | 79 | observed |
| 1887 | 437 | 78 | observed |
| 1888 | 500 | 82 | observed |
| 1889 | 465 | 87 | observed |
| 1890 | 452 | 95 | observed |
| 1891 | 452 | 94 | observed |
| 1892 | 492 | 97 | observed |
| 1893 | 486 | 98 | observed |
| 1894 | 519 | 97 | observed |
| 1895 | 445 | 112 | observed |
| 1896 | 484 | 107 | observed |
| 1897 | 467 | 109 | observed |
| 1898 | 479 | 112 | observed |
| 1899 | 394 | 123 | observed |
| 1900 | 508 | 123 | observed |
| 1901 | 381 | 134 | observed |
| 1902 | 400 | 139 | observed |
| 1903 | 416 | 134 | observed |
| 1904 | 343 | 160 | observed |
| 1905 | 397 | 150 | observed |
| 1906 | 384 | 155 | observed |
| 1907 | 407 | 157 | observed |
| 1908 | 400 | 162 | observed |
| 1909 | 367 | 166 | observed |
| 1910 | 430 | 165 | observed |
| 1911 | 434 | 173 | observed |
| 1912 | 510 | 192 | observed |
| 1913 | 542 | 197 | observed |
| 1914 | 581 | 216 | observed |
| 1915 | 766 | 215 | observed |
| 1916 | 742 | 222 | observed |
| 1917 | 750 | 224 | observed |
| 1918 | 755 | 229 | observed |
| 1919 | 742 | 230 | observed |
| 1920 | 803 | 230 | observed |
| 1921 | 740 | 244 | observed |
| 1922 | 720 | 243 | observed |
| 1923 | 742 | 238 | observed |
| 1924 | 725 | 247 | observed |
| 1925 | 731 | 246 | observed |
| 1926 | 655 | 257 | observed |
| 1927 | 648 | 260 | observed |
| 1928 | 583 | 267 | observed |
| 1929 | 614 | 256 | observed |
| 1930 | 551 | 271 | observed |
| 1931 | 518 | 273 | observed |
| 1932 | 504 | 275 | observed |
| 1933 | 514 | 270 | observed |
| 1934 | 499 | 275 | observed |
| 1935 | 458 | 284 | observed |
| 1936 | 449 | 285 | observed |
| 1937 | 443 | 296 | observed |
| 1938 | 461 | 292 | observed |
| 1939 | 408 | 307 | observed |
| 1940 | 426 | 305 | observed |
| 1941 | 413 | 322 | observed |
| 1942 | 448 | 326 | observed |
| 1943 | 419 | 349 | observed |
| 1944 | 369 | 363 | observed |
| 1945 | 345 | 378 | observed |
| 1946 | 360 | 401 | observed |
| 1947 | 342 | 444 | observed |
| 1948 | 343 | 429 | observed |
| 1949 | 332 | 435 | observed |
| 1950 | 289 | 477 | observed |
| 1951 | 252 | 524 | observed |
| 1952 | 249 | 545 | observed |
| 1953 | 246 | 557 | observed |
| 1954 | 240 | 584 | observed |
| 1955 | 264 | 559 | observed |
| 1956 | 258 | 588 | observed |
| 1957 | 229 | 648 | observed |
| 1958 | 247 | 623 | observed |
| 1959 | 206 | 698 | observed |
| 1960 | 214 | 696 | observed |
| 1961 | 207 | 721 | observed |
| 1962 | 200 | 729 | observed |
| 1963 | 181 | 764 | observed |
| 1964 | 157 | 835 | observed |
| 1965 | 127 | 887 | observed |
| 1966 | 113 | 955 | observed |
| 1967 | 91 | 1,093 | observed |
| 1968 | 100 | 1,042 | observed |
| 1969 | 73 | 1,325 | observed |
| 1970 | 66 | 1,505 | observed |
| 1971 | 67 | 1,500 | observed |
| 1972 | 59 | 1,565 | observed |
| 1973 | 34 | 2,267 | observed |
| 1974 | 48 | 1,820 | observed |
| 1975 | 41 | 2,097 | observed |
| 1976 | 36 | 2,292 | observed |
| 1977 | 37 | 2,381 | observed |
| 1978 | 34 | 2,516 | observed |
| 1979 | 36 | 2,525 | observed |
| 1980 | 23 | 3,506 | observed |
| 1981 | 39 | 2,447 | observed |
| 1982 | 28 | 3,093 | observed |
| 1983 | 23 | 3,431 | observed |
| 1984 | 20 | 3,874 | observed |
| 1985 | 18 | 4,282 | observed |
| 1986 | 23 | 3,645 | observed |
| 1987 | 19 | 4,283 | observed |
| 1988 | 25 | 3,690 | observed |
| 1989 | 19 | 4,670 | observed |
| 1990 | 21 | 4,523 | observed |
| 1991 | 19 | 5,004 | observed |
| 1992 | 19 | 5,051 | observed |
| 1993 | 21 | 4,671 | observed |
| 1994 | 17 | 5,445 | observed |
| 1995 | 15 | 5,958 | observed |
| 1996 | 19 | 5,065 | observed |
| 1997 | 14 | 6,483 | observed |
| 1998 | 15 | 6,360 | observed |
| 1999 | 12 | 7,716 | observed |
| 2000 | 15 | 6,808 | observed |
| 2001 | 7 | 12,056 | observed |
| 2002 | 29 | 4,280 | observed |
| 2003 | 25 | 4,943 | observed |
| 2004 | 28 | 4,707 | observed |
| 2005 | 25 | 5,113 | observed |
| 2006 | 46 | 3,469 | observed |
| 2007 | 39 | 3,983 | observed |
| 2008 | 57 | 3,017 | observed |
| 2009 | 71 | 2,592 | observed |
| 2010 | 81 | 2,341 | observed |
| 2011 | 86 | 2,190 | observed |
| 2012 | 132 | 1,629 | observed |
| 2013 | 204 | 1,178 | observed |
| 2014 | 209 | 1,173 | observed |
| 2015 | 242 | 1,082 | observed |
| 2016 | 257 | 1,030 | observed |
| 2017 | 263 | 988 | observed |
| 2018 | 276 | 956 | observed |
| 2019 | 254 | 1,010 | observed |
| 2020 | 279 | 924 | observed |
| 2021 | 285 | 931 | observed |
| 2022 | 256 | 1,015 | observed |
| 2023 | 283 | 936 | observed |
| 2024 | 267 | 970 | observed |
| 2025 | 281 | 928 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Etta” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Etta— “home ruler”
_Etta_, _f._ _Ger._ Teu. home ruler, 310
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
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