Will my child share the name Ettie with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 137 UK babies named Ettie per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ettie in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Ettie becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Ettie is at its highest recorded position — #318 in 2025, with 137 births. In 2020 it ranked #749.

Is Ettie a good choice for a distinctive name?

Ettie is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.

Is Ettie a popular baby name in the United States?

Ettie does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

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Ettie is a distinctive choice, ranked #318 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ettie in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

#318

About the Name Ettie

Ettie is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #411. The name has climbed 338 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2002.

Ettie is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ettie in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Ettie

Ettie Rout — Ettie Annie Rout was a Tasmanian-born New Zealander whose work among servicemen in Paris and the Somme during World War I made her a war hero among the French, yet through the same events she became persona non grata in New Zealand.
Ettie Ellison-Macartney — Ettie, Lady Ellison-Macartney was the founder and president of the Tasmanian division of the Australian Red Cross, at the start of World War I and was the second president of the Western Australian branch from 1917 until 1920.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the name Ettie

137

UK babies named Ettie (2025)

< 1

Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)

~0.1

In a school of 600

↑ 431 places

Rank change (last 5 years)

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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ettie

Almost certainly the only Ettie in the class

UK Popularity (2002–2025)

Rank and birth count · ONS official data

No US data available for this name

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Famous People Named Ettie

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia

Ettie Rout

Ettie Annie Rout was a Tasmanian-born New Zealander whose work among servicemen in Paris and the Somme during World War I made her a war hero among the French, yet through the same events she became persona non grata in New Zealand.

Ettie Ellison-Macartney

Ettie, Lady Ellison-Macartney was the founder and president of the Tasmanian division of the Australian Red Cross, at the start of World War I and was the second president of the Western Australian branch from 1917 until 1920.