Ethelda

EH-thehl-duh /ˈɛθɛldə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Ethelda is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Ethelda is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1962. Ethelda was first reported in SSA data in 1910 and peaked in 1920 (37 births).

About the name Ethelda

PronunciationEH-thehl-duh /ˈɛθɛldə/
37peak births 1920
1910first in SSA data

Names similar to Ethelda

How popular is Ethelda?

Girls named Ethelda
1910192019301940195019601962
Girls named Ethelda per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1910–1962 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1962) 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

Ethelda total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19625—#6,872
19506—#4,910
194811—#3,203
19465—#5,173
194411—#2,819
19416—#4,107
19408—#3,304
19398—#3,221
19387—#3,591
19379—#3,008
19355—#4,415
19347—#3,574
19338—#3,205
19328—#3,379
193113—#2,341
192910—#2,992
192814—#2,422
192710—#3,127
19269—#3,343
192514—#2,530
192422—#1,891
192317—#2,203
192231—#1,479
192134—#1,381
192037—#1,260
191918—#2,011
191811—#2,878
191712—#2,610
191612—#2,538
19145—#3,814
19137—#2,626
19125—#3,127
19115—#2,596
19106—#2,231