Etter
Etter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Albert Etter, American horticulturist Bill Etter, American football quarterback Bob Etter, American football placekicker, bridge player, and professor Carrie Etter, American poet Lior Etter, Swiss footballer Maria Woodworth-Etter (1844–1924), evangelist Philipp Etter (1891–1977), Swiss politician William H.
Meaning & Origin of Etter
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Etter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Albert Etter, American horticulturist Bill Etter, American football quarterback Bob Etter, American football placekicker, bridge player, and professor Carrie Etter, American poet Lior Etter, Swiss footballer Maria Woodworth-Etter (1844–1924), evangelist Philipp Etter (1891–1977), Swiss politician William H.
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The Story of Etter
The earliest SSA record of Etter as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 5 babies received it. 1921 was its biggest year on record, with 21 newborns named Etter — #1,927 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Etters. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1960 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 476 Etters have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Etter
Etter is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 476 births in the dataset. Etter's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #1,927. Use the chart and map above to compare Etter'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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