Girl’s name · English

Ettie

How to say it: ET-ee · /ˈɛti/

English diminutive of Esther, Henrietta and Etta meaning 'star' or 'home ruler' - Victorian nickname.

Ettie was the 7,489th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 11 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1880s, its births are up 3.2-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #6,832 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#7,489for girls in 2025
1 in 301,394US babies
11born in 2025
#6,832projected for 2030
1880sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Ettie
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#7,489
Babies born in 202511
Share of births1 in 301,394
Peak decade1880s
Change over 10 years×3.2
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#6,832

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Ettie peaked in the 1880s.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 202 per million births, 1880s.

What goes with it

Honouring a Ettie in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Ettie is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English.

England and Wales: #318.

Famous people named Ettie

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