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.
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.
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.