Name Legacy

Ethelene

Recorded 1901–1969 · United States

Ethelene was most popular in 1925, when 66 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,675 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,837 people named Ethelene.

Most popular in1925
Rank that year#1,675
Births that year66
Total since 18801,837
Given to100% girls

Ethelene over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Ethelene’s peak in 1925. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ethelene a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ethelene is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,837 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 Ethelene

Where Ethelene is most concentrated

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

Explore further

See Ethelene on the interactive charts

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