The first name Ethyl
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Alternative form of Ethel: a female given name from Old English
A form of Ethel.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ethyl at birth, 1880–2025
In 1971, 5 girls born in the United States were named Ethyl, the 8,716th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1915, when 92 were.
2,395
babies named Ethyl since 1880
#8,716
rank in 1971
1915
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- Is Ethyl a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,395 US babies named Ethyl since 1880 were girls.
- When was Ethyl most popular?
- 1915 in the United States, when 92 babies were named Ethyl, its highest rank at 689th.
- What name is Ethyl a form of?
- Ethyl is a form of Ethel.