Etta
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning gracious one; a form of Henrietta.
How Etta has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2017 | #988 |
| 2018 | #958 |
| 2020 | #927 |
| 2021 | #930 |
| 2023 | #938 |
| 2024 | #973 |
| 2025 | #930 |
Etta by the numbers
In 2025, 338 babies in England and Wales were named Etta. In the US, 255 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 803 babies in 1920, making it a 1920s name.
At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 300 American girls born that year was called Etta.
Other names that come from Henrietta
Like Etta, each of these traces back to Henrietta: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Etta. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean grace
Like Etta, each of these has grace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Gracegrace, favour1,309 in England and Wales (2025)
- Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hannahgrace, favour5,878 in the US (2017)
- Annagrace or favor4,528 in the US (2017)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- GiannaGod is gracious3,188 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Etta
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