Ettie is a moderately popular girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #467 in 2023 with 85 recorded births. This places Ettie in the top 6% of ranked UK girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Moderately Popular. The name reached its all-time peak in 2025 with 137 births ranking #318. In 2023, approximately 1 in every 3,018 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.