The first name Etna
A girl’s name from Irish.
Pronounced /ˈɛtnə/ 2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Irish origin
Possibly an anglicisation of Irish Eithne, from Middle Irish Eithne, from Old Irish Eithne.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Etna last appeared in the official list in 2022, given to 3 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Etna with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Etna at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 5 girls born in the United States were named Etna, the 15,633rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1923, when 26 were.
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.
Etna in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
More Irish girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Etna mean?
- Possibly an anglicisation of Irish Eithne, from Middle Irish Eithne, from Old Irish Eithne.
- What is the origin of the name Etna?
- Possibly an anglicisation of Irish Eithne, from Middle Irish Eithne, from Old Irish Eithne.
- How popular is the name Etna?
- In 2022, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Etna, ranking 5,669th.
- Is Etna a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 681 US babies named Etna since 1880 were girls.
- When was Etna most popular?
- 1923 in the United States, when 26 babies were named Etna, its highest rank at 1,648th.
- How do you pronounce Etna?
- Etna is /ˈɛtnə/, 2 syllables.