Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Etta

#663 most common girls' name of all time · #1,211 across all names · <1% boys / >99% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#663
Rank overall
#1,211 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
43,291
Since 2016
2,701
Peak year
1920 #231
Best rank
#72 1880
Girls Boys peak 803/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Etta is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 281 — 281 #928
2024 267 — 267 #970
2023 283 — 283 #936
2022 256 — 256 #1,015
2021 285 — 285 #931
2020 279 — 279 #925
2019 254 — 254 #1,010
2018 276 — 276 #956
2017 263 — 263 #988
2016 257 — 257 #1,030
2015 242 — 242 #1,082
2014 209 — 209 #1,173
2013 204 — 204 #1,178
2012 132 — 132 #1,629
2011 86 — 86 #2,191
2010 81 — 81 #2,341
2009 71 — 71 #2,592
2008 57 — 57 #3,017
2007 39 — 39 #3,983
2006 46 — 46 #3,469
2005 25 — 25 #5,113
2004 28 — 28 #4,707
2003 25 — 25 #4,944
2002 29 — 29 #4,281
2001 7 — 7 #12,057
2000 15 — 15 #6,808
1999 12 — 12 #7,716
1998 15 — 15 #6,362
1997 14 — 14 #6,484
1996 19 — 19 #5,065
1995 15 — 15 #5,958
1994 17 — 17 #5,445
1993 21 — 21 #4,671
1992 19 — 19 #5,051
1991 19 — 19 #5,004
1990 21 — 21 #4,523
1989 19 — 19 #4,670
1988 25 — 25 #3,690
1987 19 — 19 #4,284
1986 23 — 23 #3,645
1985 18 — 18 #4,282
1984 20 — 20 #3,874
1983 23 — 23 #3,431
1982 28 — 28 #3,093
1981 39 — 39 #2,447
1980 23 — 23 #3,506
1979 36 — 36 #2,526
1978 34 — 34 #2,516
1977 37 — 37 #2,382
1976 36 — 36 #2,292
1975 41 — 41 #2,098
1974 48 — 48 #1,820
1973 34 — 34 #2,267
1972 59 — 59 #1,566
1971 67 — 67 #1,500
1970 66 — 66 #1,505
1969 73 — 73 #1,325
1968 100 — 100 #1,043
1967 91 — 91 #1,093
1966 113 — 113 #955
1965 127 — 127 #887
1964 157 — 157 #835
1963 181 — 181 #764
1962 200 — 200 #729
1961 207 — 207 #721
1960 214 — 214 #696
1959 206 — 206 #698
1958 247 — 247 #624
1957 229 — 229 #649
1956 258 — 258 #588
1955 264 — 264 #559
1954 240 — 240 #584
1953 246 — 246 #557
1952 249 — 249 #545
1951 252 — 252 #524
1950 289 — 289 #477
1949 332 — 332 #435
1948 343 — 343 #429
1947 342 — 342 #444
1946 360 — 360 #401
1945 345 — 345 #378
1944 369 — 369 #363
1943 419 — 419 #349
1942 448 — 448 #326
1941 413 — 413 #322
1940 426 — 426 #305
1939 408 — 408 #307
1938 461 — 461 #292
1937 443 — 443 #296
1936 449 — 449 #285
1935 458 6 464 #284
1934 499 — 499 #275
1933 514 — 514 #270
1932 504 — 504 #275
1931 518 — 518 #273
1930 551 — 551 #271
1929 614 — 614 #256
1928 583 — 583 #267
1927 648 — 648 #260
1926 655 5 660 #257
1925 731 5 736 #246
1924 725 — 725 #247
1923 742 — 742 #238
1922 720 — 720 #243
1921 740 — 740 #244
1920 803 — 803 #231
1919 742 — 742 #230
1918 755 — 755 #229
1917 750 — 750 #224
1916 742 — 742 #222
1915 766 7 773 #215
1914 581 — 581 #216
1913 542 — 542 #197
1912 510 — 510 #192
1911 434 — 434 #173
1910 430 — 430 #165
1909 367 — 367 #166
1908 400 — 400 #162
1907 407 — 407 #157
1906 384 — 384 #155
1905 397 — 397 #150
1904 343 — 343 #160
1903 416 — 416 #134
1902 400 — 400 #139
1901 381 — 381 #134
1900 508 — 508 #123
1899 394 — 394 #123
1898 479 — 479 #112
1897 467 — 467 #109
1896 484 — 484 #107
1895 445 — 445 #112
1894 519 — 519 #97
1893 486 — 486 #98
1892 492 — 492 #97
1891 452 — 452 #94
1890 452 — 452 #95
1889 465 — 465 #87
1888 500 — 500 #82
1887 437 — 437 #78
1886 433 — 433 #79
1885 372 — 372 #83
1884 423 — 423 #75
1883 352 — 352 #80
1882 352 — 352 #75
1881 316 — 316 #73
1880 323 — 323 #72