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Ethelbert

Used in both girl and boy records

Ethelbert appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Ethelbert by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDEthelbert as a girl’s nameUS records 1927–1927
#54262girl rank1927peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDEthelbert as a boy’s nameUS records 1887–1975
#11776boy rank1916peak year
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Girl and boy use over time

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Trace the annual recorded uses of Ethelbert in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19275 uses#480519271927–19271 listed years
Boy191614 uses#81918871887–197524 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.