Is Etha a boy or girl name?

Etha is a girl’s name. Of the 1,802 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Etha

Recorded 1880–1973 · United States

Etha was most popular in 1920, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,844 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,802 people named Etha.

Etha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Etha’s peak in 1920. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Etha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Etha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,802 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Etha

Where Etha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org