Fun Facts About the Name Etna
- 681 babies named Etna: U.S. records list 681 babies given the name Etna from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Etna Mean?
Etna is a feminine given name meaning "from Mount Etna," the volcano in eastern Sicily; the name behind it is Greek. The mountain appears in Greek as Aitnē (Αἴτνη) and in Latin as Aetna, and the spelling Etna is the modern Italian and English form. The ancient name's literal meaning is uncertain. A traditional explanation connects Aitnē with Greek aithō (αἴθω), "to burn" or "to blaze," which suits a volcano, but that link is not firmly established; some accounts treat the name as pre-Greek or otherwise obscure.
The similar English name Edna is a separate Hebrew name, and the resemblance in sound does not establish a shared origin.
Etna Name History & Origins
Mount Etna was known to Greek settlers in Sicily and entered Greek literature early. Pindar's Pythian 1 describes the volcano as the place where the giant Typhon was buried, and Aitnē also appears as a nymph in some Greek accounts. In Latin, Aetna is both the mountain's name and the title of an anonymous didactic poem about the volcano. These classical uses concern the place and its mythology, not a common personal name.
The spelling Etna corresponds to the later Italian form of the place name. As a given name, Etna is best understood as a place-name adoption rather than as a survival of an ancient Greek or Latin personal name.
How Popular is the Name Etna?
Etna recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1923. Its best rank was #540 in 1882.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,633 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #6,378 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1952 | #5,094 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #3,208 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1943 | #2,745 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1942 | #4,268 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #4,622 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1940 | #4,011 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #4,453 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #3,948 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #4,414 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #2,796 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1934 | #4,488 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #2,588 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1932 | #3,123 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1931 | #2,840 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1930 | #3,142 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #3,802 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1928 | #3,012 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1927 | #3,658 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1926 | #3,679 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1925 | #3,000 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1924 | #2,709 | 13 | 0.0010% |
| 1923 | #1,648 | 26 | 0.0022% |
| 1922 | #3,221 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1921 | #2,151 | 18 | 0.0015% |
| 1920 | #2,305 | 16 | 0.0013% |
| 1919 | #2,422 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1918 | #1,713 | 23 | 0.0020% |
| 1917 | #1,947 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1916 | #1,498 | 25 | 0.0024% |
| 1915 | #1,907 | 17 | 0.0017% |
| 1914 | #2,166 | 11 | 0.0014% |
| 1913 | #1,375 | 18 | 0.0029% |
| 1912 | #2,220 | 8 | 0.0014% |
| 1911 | #2,031 | 7 | 0.0017% |
| 1910 | #1,556 | 10 | 0.0025% |
| 1909 | #1,317 | 11 | 0.0032% |
| 1908 | #1,584 | 8 | 0.0024% |
| 1907 | #2,166 | 5 | 0.0016% |
| 1906 | #1,610 | 7 | 0.0024% |
| 1905 | #1,026 | 14 | 0.0048% |
| 1904 | #1,729 | 6 | 0.0022% |
| 1903 | #1,153 | 10 | 0.0038% |
| 1902 | #914 | 15 | 0.0057% |
| 1901 | #1,165 | 9 | 0.0038% |
| 1900 | #2,028 | 5 | 0.0017% |
| 1899 | #1,047 | 10 | 0.0043% |
| 1898 | #1,297 | 8 | 0.0031% |
| 1897 | #997 | 11 | 0.0047% |
| 1896 | #1,069 | 10 | 0.0042% |
| 1895 | #1,228 | 8 | 0.0034% |
| 1894 | #794 | 15 | 0.0067% |
| 1893 | #1,213 | 7 | 0.0033% |
| 1892 | #1,205 | 7 | 0.0033% |
| 1891 | #908 | 10 | 0.0054% |
| 1890 | #703 | 15 | 0.0079% |
| 1889 | #1,188 | 6 | 0.0034% |
| 1888 | #763 | 12 | 0.0067% |
| 1887 | #708 | 11 | 0.0075% |
| 1886 | #583 | 15 | 0.0104% |
| 1885 | #706 | 10 | 0.0075% |
| 1884 | #811 | 8 | 0.0062% |
| 1882 | #540 | 12 | 0.0111% |
| 1881 | #706 | 7 | 0.0076% |
| 1880 | #693 | 7 | 0.0077% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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