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Girl name

Etta

/ˈɛtə/ · 100% girls · #930 in the US for girls, 2025

Etta has been given to about 43,291 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɛtə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 14,195
Median age today71 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Etta per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1920 · 803
  • Born in 2025281
  • All time43,291
  • England & Wales, 2025#147 · 338

How popular is Etta?

Etta ranks 930th among American girls in 2025, with 281 born that year. Its best year was 1920, when 803 babies were given the name, ranking 230th. The typical living American called Etta is about 71 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Dakota, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.

Names that sound like Etta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Esta0.81
  2. Leta0.76
  3. Reta0.76
  4. Meta0.76
  5. Gretta0.71
  6. Vesta0.70
  7. Berta0.70
  8. Delta0.70

Middle names for Etta

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

Sibling names for Etta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lottiesister · 0.97
  2. Dellasister · 0.96
  3. Florasister · 0.96
  4. Cleoeither · 0.93
  5. Archiebrother · 0.92
  6. Mackbrother · 0.91

Where Etta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. North Dakota0.13%
  2. Idaho0.06%
  3. Minnesota0.05%
  4. Nebraska0.04%
  5. Arkansas0.04%

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Etta across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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