Ethan

Given to 488,144 US babies since 1882

▼ Falling −24% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#11932
recorded as girls
#24
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
7,859
girls 7 · boys 7,852
Peak year
2002
22,113 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
488,144
since 1882

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ethan was most popular in 2002, when 22,113 babies recorded as boys got the name (11.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 7,852 babies were named Ethan, ranking #24 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 24%.03.757.511.251518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2002 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ethan was most popular in 2002, when 22,113 babies recorded as boys got the name (11.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 7,852 babies were named Ethan, ranking #24 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 24%.03.757.511.25151880192019602000Peak 2002

Ethan was most popular in 2002, when 22,113 babies recorded as boys got the name (11.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 7,852 babies were named Ethan, ranking #24 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 24%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 7 11932 7,852 24
2024 9 10271 8,201 19
2023 7 12197 7,810 24
2022 10 9680 8,312 21
2021 12 8464 8,863 20
2020 9 10250 9,556 13
2019 13 8138 11,311 11
2018 12 8617 11,931 12
2017 9 10689 12,483 14
2016 14 7988 13,855 10
2015 18 6721 15,103 6
2014 19 6451 15,749 6
2013 17 7031 16,260 6
2012 22 5895 17,697 3
2011 22 5935 16,702 7
2010 19 6641 18,020 2
2009 24 5709 19,858 2
2008 36 4268 20,223 3
2007 17 7394 21,041 3
2006 26 5233 20,522 4
2005 36 3942 21,318 5
2004 126 1562 22,210 5
2003 29 4418 21,362 7
2002 37 3595 22,113 5
2001 21 5364 17,962 17
2000 21 5312 15,226 25
1999 15 6484 11,446 37
1998 14 6719 10,536 38
1997 12 7283 7,807 46
1996 7 10567 5,853 62
1995 11 7514 4,934 75
1994 16 5713 4,166 89
1993 8 9559 4,164 92
1992 13 6652 4,906 76
1991 15 5949 6,129 65
1990 17 5286 6,989 58
1989 13 6160 4,056 87
1988 <5 — 896 261
1987 <5 — 656 321
1986 9 7134 598 332
1985 <5 — 670 307
1984 5 10422 728 285
1983 8 7312 732 280
1982 <5 — 713 287
1981 <5 — 735 282
1980 <5 — 706 291
1979 <5 — 706 285
1978 <5 — 627 297
1977 <5 — 674 291
1976 <5 — 563 312
1975 <5 — 541 327
1974 <5 — 525 333
1973 <5 — 519 330
1972 <5 — 513 341
1971 <5 — 365 421
1970 <5 — 268 495
1969 <5 — 218 532
1968 <5 — 169 581
1967 <5 — 186 546
1966 <5 — 169 582
1965 <5 — 183 564
1964 <5 — 202 554
1963 <5 — 135 673
1962 <5 — 132 675
1961 <5 — 113 720
1960 <5 — 94 788
1959 <5 — 83 834
1958 <5 — 73 883
1957 <5 — 65 936
1956 <5 — 62 946
1955 <5 — 53 1033
1954 <5 — 64 929
1953 <5 — 43 1123
1952 <5 — 52 994
1951 <5 — 32 1295
1950 <5 — 26 1434
1949 <5 — 29 1348
1948 <5 — 29 1346
1947 <5 — 26 1449
1946 <5 — 27 1355
1945 <5 — 21 1445
1944 <5 — 28 1255
1943 <5 — 31 1240
1942 <5 — 21 1537
1941 <5 — 25 1333
1940 <5 — 17 1680
1939 <5 — 33 1120
1938 <5 — 20 1521
1937 <5 — 18 1627
1936 <5 — 23 1384
1935 <5 — 25 1354
1934 <5 — 20 1551
1933 <5 — 23 1405
1932 <5 — 19 1651
1931 <5 — 25 1394
1930 <5 — 19 1693
1929 <5 — 18 1793
1928 <5 — 25 1480
1927 <5 — 27 1436
1926 <5 — 27 1404
1925 <5 — 17 1935
1924 <5 — 14 2229
1923 <5 — 21 1696
1922 <5 — 27 1434
1921 <5 — 26 1475
1920 <5 — 31 1300
1919 <5 — 28 1351
1918 <5 — 25 1446
1917 <5 — 20 1643
1916 <5 — 23 1459
1915 <5 — 27 1265
1914 <5 — 25 1153
1913 <5 — 13 1497
1912 <5 — 16 1174
1911 <5 — 7 1387
1910 <5 — <5 —
1909 <5 — 6 1277
1908 <5 — 5 1373
1907 <5 — <5 —
1906 <5 — <5 —
1905 <5 — <5 —
1904 <5 — <5 —
1903 <5 — <5 —
1902 <5 — <5 —
1901 <5 — 6 943
1900 <5 — <5 —
1899 <5 — <5 —
1898 <5 — 7 885
1897 <5 — <5 —
1896 <5 — 9 778
1895 <5 — <5 —
1894 <5 — <5 —
1893 <5 — 9 705
1892 <5 — <5 —
1891 <5 — 6 841
1890 <5 — <5 —
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1888 <5 — <5 —
1887 <5 — 7 752
1886 <5 — 6 845
1885 <5 — <5 —
1884 <5 — 10 613
1883 <5 — <5 —
1882 <5 — 7 754

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Other spellings

Ethen · 3,858 Ethyn · 1,541 Ethin · 300 Ethon · 272 Ethne · 101

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Where Ethan is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years