Etta
Girl · ET-a · Germanic
Etta is a girls' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 163rd for girls in the UK (346 babies) and 928th for girls in the US (281 babies).
What does Etta mean?
Germanic: short form of Henrietta and similar names
Short form of Henrietta and other names ending in -etta; borne by the blues singer Etta James.
- Say it
- ET-a
Is Etta a girl's or a boy's name?
Etta is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 346 girls in the UK and 281 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Etta in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #163among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 346about 1 in 800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 78% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.7%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 346 girls in the UK were named Etta, making it the 163rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 252nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 362 girls.
Half of all the girls named Etta in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 147th in England and Wales and 387th in Scotland.
Etta in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 346 | #163 |
| 2024 | 362 | #150 |
| 2023 | 319 | #179 |
| 2022 | 302 | #190 |
| 2021 | 269 | #212 |
| 2020 | 205 | #252 |
| 2019 | 205 | #258 |
| 2018 | 167 | #314 |
| 2017 | 146 | #350 |
| 2016 | 133 | #382 |
| 2015 | 128 | #393 |
| 2014 | 78 | #592 |
| 2013 | 71 | #631 |
| 2012 | 47 | #866 |
| 2011 | 25 | #1,335 |
| 2010 | 14 | #2,004 |
| 2009 | 11 | #2,298 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
How popular is Etta in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #928among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 281about 1 in 5,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 281 girls in the US were named Etta, making it the 928th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 924th. Its busiest year was 1920, with 803 girls.
Half of all the girls named Etta in the US since 1880 were born between 1905 and 1944. It was already well used in 1880, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Etta in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 281 | #928 |
| 2024 | 267 | #970 |
| 2023 | 283 | #936 |
| 2022 | 256 | #1,015 |
| 2021 | 285 | #931 |
| 2020 | 279 | #924 |
| 2019 | 254 | #1,010 |
| 2018 | 276 | #956 |
| 2017 | 263 | #988 |
| 2016 | 257 | #1,030 |
| 2015 | 242 | #1,082 |
| 2014 | 209 | #1,173 |
| 2013 | 204 | #1,178 |
| 2012 | 132 | #1,629 |
| 2011 | 86 | #2,190 |
| 2010 | 81 | #2,341 |
| 2009 | 71 | #2,591 |
| 2008 | 57 | #3,016 |
| 2007 | 39 | #3,982 |
| 2006 | 46 | #3,468 |
| 2005 | 25 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 28 | #4,703 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4,938 |
| 2002 | 29 | #4,276 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,440 |
| 1993 | 21 | #4,665 |
| 1992 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 1991 | 19 | #4,998 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 19 | #4,664 |
| 1988 | 25 | #3,685 |
| 1987 | 19 | #4,280 |
| 1986 | 23 | #3,643 |
| 1985 | 18 | #4,280 |
| 1984 | 20 | #3,873 |
| 1983 | 23 | #3,430 |
| 1982 | 28 | #3,092 |
| 1981 | 39 | #2,447 |
| 1980 | 23 | #3,506 |
| 1979 | 36 | #2,525 |
| 1978 | 34 | #2,516 |
| 1977 | 37 | #2,381 |
| 1976 | 36 | #2,292 |
| 1975 | 41 | #2,097 |
| 1974 | 48 | #1,820 |
| 1973 | 34 | #2,267 |
| 1972 | 59 | #1,565 |
| 1971 | 67 | #1,500 |
| 1970 | 66 | #1,505 |
| 1969 | 73 | #1,325 |
| 1968 | 100 | #1,042 |
| 1967 | 91 | #1,093 |
| 1966 | 113 | #955 |
| 1965 | 127 | #887 |
| 1964 | 157 | #835 |
| 1963 | 181 | #764 |
| 1962 | 200 | #729 |
| 1961 | 207 | #721 |
| 1960 | 214 | #696 |
| 1959 | 206 | #698 |
| 1958 | 247 | #623 |
| 1957 | 229 | #647 |
| 1956 | 258 | #587 |
| 1955 | 264 | #558 |
| 1954 | 240 | #583 |
| 1953 | 246 | #556 |
| 1952 | 249 | #544 |
| 1951 | 252 | #523 |
| 1950 | 289 | #476 |
| 1949 | 332 | #434 |
| 1948 | 343 | #429 |
| 1947 | 342 | #444 |
| 1946 | 360 | #401 |
| 1945 | 345 | #378 |
| 1944 | 369 | #363 |
| 1943 | 419 | #349 |
| 1942 | 448 | #326 |
| 1941 | 413 | #322 |
| 1940 | 426 | #305 |
| 1939 | 408 | #307 |
| 1938 | 461 | #292 |
| 1937 | 443 | #296 |
| 1936 | 449 | #285 |
| 1935 | 458 | #284 |
| 1934 | 499 | #275 |
| 1933 | 514 | #270 |
| 1932 | 504 | #275 |
| 1931 | 518 | #273 |
| 1930 | 551 | #271 |
| 1929 | 614 | #256 |
| 1928 | 583 | #267 |
| 1927 | 648 | #260 |
| 1926 | 655 | #257 |
| 1925 | 731 | #246 |
| 1924 | 725 | #247 |
| 1923 | 742 | #238 |
| 1922 | 720 | #243 |
| 1921 | 740 | #244 |
| 1920 | 803 | #230 |
| 1919 | 742 | #230 |
| 1918 | 755 | #229 |
| 1917 | 750 | #224 |
| 1916 | 742 | #222 |
| 1915 | 766 | #215 |
| 1914 | 581 | #216 |
| 1913 | 542 | #197 |
| 1912 | 510 | #192 |
| 1911 | 434 | #173 |
| 1910 | 430 | #165 |
| 1909 | 367 | #166 |
| 1908 | 400 | #162 |
| 1907 | 407 | #157 |
| 1906 | 384 | #155 |
| 1905 | 397 | #150 |
| 1904 | 343 | #160 |
| 1903 | 416 | #134 |
| 1902 | 400 | #139 |
| 1901 | 381 | #134 |
| 1900 | 508 | #123 |
| 1899 | 394 | #123 |
| 1898 | 479 | #112 |
| 1897 | 467 | #109 |
| 1896 | 484 | #107 |
| 1895 | 445 | #112 |
| 1894 | 519 | #97 |
| 1893 | 486 | #98 |
| 1892 | 492 | #97 |
| 1891 | 452 | #94 |
| 1890 | 452 | #95 |
| 1889 | 465 | #87 |
| 1888 | 500 | #82 |
| 1887 | 437 | #78 |
| 1886 | 433 | #79 |
| 1885 | 372 | #83 |
| 1884 | 423 | #75 |
| 1883 | 352 | #80 |
| 1882 | 352 | #75 |
| 1881 | 316 | #73 |
| 1880 | 323 | #72 |
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