Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Etelka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1888
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1888. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 116 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Etelka’s family of names
In Slovak usage, Etelka is a diminutive of ETELA. In Hungarian usage, Etelka has a diminutive in Etu. In Hungarian usage, Etelka has a diminutive in ETUS.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Etelka
- Etelka Kenéz HekaHungarian writer, poet, singer1936–2024
- Etelka GersterHungarian soprano and voice teacher (1855–1920)
- Etelka KeserűHungarian politician (1925–2018)
- Etelka Barsi-PatakyHungarian politician, engineer (1941-2018)
- Etelka SzapáryHungarian noblewoman (1798–1876)
- Etelka FreundHungarian pianist (1879–1977)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.