Given name
Etty
“ruler of the house”
Etty is a variant of Etta. One American interpretation is “ruler of the house.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Etty is a variant of Etta. One American interpretation is “ruler of the house.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Etty is a variant of Etta. An origin associated with Etta is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Etty through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 767
- 0 boys · 767 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 35
- #4,101 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +20%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 35 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,101 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 19.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 42 in 2019. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (24). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 690 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Etty
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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