Etta

Meaning: Ruler of the home
Origin: Variant of Henrietta (from Germanic)

Girl's name · #930 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Etta was #72 in 1880, slipped to #12473 by 2001, and has climbed back to #930 today. Roughly 43,000 girls have been named Etta since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

In recent years, Etta ran 4–8× its national rate in North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Its relative popularity was strongest in the South in the 1940s and 1950s, and is strongest in the Midwest in 2020–2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Etta ranks in other countries and regions.

#148 in England & Wales (2025) · #372 in New Zealand (2025) · #407 in Scotland (2025) · #649 in Ireland (2025) · #1,372 in Canada (2024).

Famous Ettas

Etta James — American singer (1938–2012)
Etta Palm — Dutch feminist and spy
Etta Baker — American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer
Etta Cameron — Bahamian singer (1939–2010)
Etta Jones — American jazz singer (1928–2001)

In stories & tradition

Etta Candy — Sensation Comics (comics)
Etta Pettibone — The Gnome-Mobile (film)

What Ettas become

Among 68 notable people named Etta:

Entertainers appear 2.18× more often than among typical names — e.g. Etta James, American singer (1938–2012).

Similar names: Henny · Luella · Greta · Ida · Lula · Della

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