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Girl name

Etha

100% girls · last recorded 1973

Etha has been given to about 1,802 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 396
Median age today83 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Etha per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1920 · 55
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,802

How popular is Etha?

Its best year was 1920, when 55 babies were given the name, ranking 995th. The typical living American called Etha is about 83 years old today.

Names that sound like Etha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Letha0.85
  2. Retha0.85
  3. Bertha0.75
  4. Etta0.75
  5. Otha0.74
  6. Aletha0.70
  7. Leatha0.70
  8. Aretha0.70

Middle names for Etha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Etha Josephine0.84
  2. Etha Rose0.83
  3. Etha Louise0.83
  4. Etha June0.82
  5. Etha Pearl0.82
  6. Etha Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Etha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.81
  2. Lettiesister · 0.81
  3. Goldiesister · 0.81
  4. Cleoeither · 0.78
  5. Archiebrother · 0.71
  6. Sambrother · 0.71

Where Etha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Etha White0.78
    2. Etha Reyes0.78
    3. Etha Nguyen0.78
    4. Etha Moore0.78
    5. Etha Lee0.78
    6. Etha Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Etha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.