Ettie is a moderately popular girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #476 in 2022 with 87 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2025 with 137 births ranking #318. In 2022, approximately 1 in every 3,029 girls born was named Ettie. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.
Ettie is a diminutive of Henrietta and other names ending in etta or ette. It has a cosy, old-fashioned charm that suits the current revival of vintage nickname names.
This form developed as an affectionate short name and was part of a wider tradition of clipped, friendly Victorian-era nicknames. Its meaning follows the longer name behind it.