Ethal

EE-thuhl /ˈiːθəl/
girl 2 syllables fading

Ethal is a very rare variant of Ethel that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Ethal is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1929. Ethal was first reported in SSA data in 1900 and peaked in 1925 (9 births).

About the name Ethal

PronunciationEE-thuhl /ˈiːθəl/
9peak births 1925
1900first in SSA data

Names similar to Ethal

EthelEthylEthyleEthellMichalEthelleEtheleeEthelynEthaenEtham

How popular is Ethal?

Girls named Ethal
1900190519101915192019251929
Girls named Ethal per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1900–1929 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1929) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Ethal total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19295—#4,811
19265—#5,095
19259—#3,468
19245—#5,333
19238—#3,749
19227—#4,153
19208—#3,725
19186—#4,463
19166—#4,081
19045—#1,980
19006—#1,797
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