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Is Ethel a Male or Female Name?

Ethel is a female name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named Ethel globally is 1.2% males and 98.8% females. The country with the highest male ratio is Nigeria with 11.3% and the country with the highest female ratio is United States with 99.7%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named Ethel in percentages: Globally: 1.2% males, 98.8% females, United States: 0.3% males, 99.7% females, Philippines: 0.5% males, 99.5% females, South Africa: 2.2% males, 97.8% females, Peru: 5.2% males, 94.8% females, United Kingdom: 1.4% males, 98.6% females, Nigeria: 11.3% males, 88.7% females, Mexico: 0.6% males, 99.4% females, Canada: 0.3% males, 99.7% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named Ethel are 65+ years old, making up 48.4% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 25-34.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named Ethel in each age group: 18-24: 11.6%, 25-34: 7.9%, 35-44: 9.0%, 45-54: 10.2%, 55-64: 13.0%, 65+: 48.4%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named Ethel is Philippines with 0.0307% of the population. Following is South Africa and Peru.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name Ethel measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named Ethel year over year: 1956: 0.0035‰, 1957: 0.0007‰, 1958: 0.0022‰, 1959: 0.0023‰, 1960: 0.0025‰, 1961: 0.0024‰, 1962: 0.0013‰, 1963: 0.0011‰, 1964: 0.0016‰, 1965: 0.0019‰, 1966: 0.0016‰, 1967: 0.0009‰, 1968: 0.0019‰, 1969: 0.0018‰, 1970: 0.0015‰, 1971: 0.0012‰, 1972: 0.001‰, 1973: 0.0015‰, 1974: 0.0018‰, 1975: 0.001‰, 1976: 0.0013‰, 1977: 0.0015‰, 1978: 0.0015‰, 1979: 0.0009‰, 1980: 0.0011‰, 1981: 0.0011‰, 1982: 0.0012‰, 1983: 0.001‰, 1984: 0.0011‰, 1985: 0.0011‰, 1986: 0.0012‰, 1987: 0.0011‰, 1988: 0.0011‰, 1989: 0.0015‰, 1990: 0.0012‰, 1991: 0.0011‰, 1992: 0.0009‰, 1993: 0.0007‰, 1994: 0.0009‰, 1995: 0.0008‰, 1996: 0.0007‰, 1997: 0.0009‰, 1998: 0.0018‰, 1999: 0.0013‰, 2000: 0.0016‰

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