Is Ethyl a boy or girl name?

Ethyl is a girl’s name. Of the 2,395 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Ethyl

Recorded 1880–1971 · United States

Ethyl was most popular in 1915, when 92 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,265 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,395 people named Ethyl.

Ethyl over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ethyl’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ethyl a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ethyl is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,395 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 Ethyl

Where Ethyl is most concentrated

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

Pennsylvania 6.5×

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