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Ethel
280,412 recorded births · active 1880–2025
Living-age distribution
The median living Ethel is 78. If you meet a Ethel, there's about a 70% chance they're between 64 and 90 years old.
Popularity arc
● Faded ClassicOnce everywhere, now rare — a name from a different era.
Peak Ethel: 1896. Down 100% from peak.
Geographic fingerprint
Ethels are 1.6x more common in the South than the national average.