Ethelreda
Etheldreda is an English feminine given name of Old English origin, Æðelþryð, signified ''noble, strength''.
Meaning & Origin of Ethelreda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Etheldreda is an English feminine given name of Old English origin, Æðelþryð, signified ''noble, strength''.
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The Story of Ethelreda
The earliest SSA record of Ethelreda as a baby girl name dates back to 1919, when 5 babies received it. 1923 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Ethelreda — #2,732 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 68% of all recorded Ethelredas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1932 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 69 Ethelredas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ethelreda
Ethelreda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 69 births in the dataset. Ethelreda's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #2,732. Use the chart and map above to compare Ethelreda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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