How Many People Are Named Ethan?
people named Ethan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 713 people in the US has this name
Based on 488,144 babies named Ethan in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
β Uncommon
Peak Year
22,336 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Hebrew name ΧΦ΅ΧΧͺΦΈΧ ('Eitan) meaning "solid, enduring, firm". In the Old Testament this name is borne by a few minor characters, including the wise man Ethan the Ezrahite, supposedly the author of Psalm 89.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Ethan (99.8%) were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Ethan alive today is about 18 years old, and 90% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 23 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Ethan first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 2004, to 22,336 babies. In 2025, 7,859 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
π Rank History
Ethan reached #2 among boys' names in 2009 to 2010, and was in the top 10 for 15 years, 2002 to 2016. In 2025 it ranked #24.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #24 |
| Best rank | #2 (2009 to 2010) |
| Years in the top 10 | 15 |
| Years in the top 100 | 37 (1989 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #8 in the 2000s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Ethan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ethan were born in California than in any other state: about 61,370 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ethan was given 2 times as often in Vermont, 1.5 times in Maine and 1.5 times in North Dakota.
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