Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Etta

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Etta
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1920

Peak rank proxy

803

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19202024

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

66.9%

2024

266

All-time

42,985

Etta has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1920, when 803 girls were named Etta.

In 2024, only 266 girls were given the name.

Down 66.9% from its peak.

All told, about 42,985 Americans have been named Etta and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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