Etty
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning star; diminutive of Esther.
Etty by the numbers
In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Etty. In the US, 23 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 31 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Esther
Like Etty, each of these traces back to Esther: 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 Etty. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Etty
Names that are said the same way as Etty, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Ettiestar; a form of Esther137 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a star
Like Etty, each of these has a star in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Stellastar5,038 in the US (2017)
- Novanew; a brightening star650 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Estherstar333 in England and Wales (2025)
- Miriamstar of the sea; beloved197 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maryamstar of the sea or beloved825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Etty
Nobody has voted for Etty yet
Vote for Etty and put it up against all the other baby names
Vote for Etty