Etty is a distinctive choice, ranked #2001 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Etty in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2001
About the Name Etty
Etty has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 228 places in five years. It was most popular in 2021 at #1402 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2003.
Etty is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Etty
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Etty per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Etty in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Etty has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 228 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1402 in 2021. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Etty 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.
Etty does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ettys in the wild.
14
UK babies named Etty (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 228 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Etty
Likely around 1 other Etty in the class
UK Popularity (2003–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Etty
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Etty Fraser Martins de Souza was a Brazilian actress. Predominantly a stage actress, Fraser presented a culinary program called À Moda da Casa in the 1980s on Rede Bandeirantes and later TV Record.
Esther "Etty" Hillesum was a Dutch Jewish author of confessional letters and diaries which describe both her religious awakening and the persecutions of Jewish people in Amsterdam during the German occupation. In 1943, she was deported and murdered in the Auschwitz concentration camp.
Etty Glazer, wife of South African businessman Bernard Glazer, and her 22 month old son Sammy, were kidnapped for ransom on 30 March 1966. They were both returned safely after a ransom of ZAR 140,000 (South African Rand) was paid to the kidnappers.