Ethan
#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #24 for boys in 2025, 7,852 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2009 · 19,858 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 37 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 487,389since 1882
Ethan over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #11,932 | 7 | #24 | 7,852 |
| 2024 | #10,271 | 9 | #19 | 8,201 |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | #24 | 7,810 |
| 2022 | #9,680 | 10 | #21 | 8,312 |
| 2021 | #8,464 | 12 | #20 | 8,863 |
| 2020 | #10,250 | 9 | #13 | 9,556 |
| 2019 | #8,138 | 13 | #11 | 11,311 |
| 2018 | #8,617 | 12 | #12 | 11,931 |
| 2017 | #10,689 | 9 | #14 | 12,483 |
| 2016 | #7,988 | 14 | #10 | 13,855 |
| 2015 | #6,721 | 18 | #6 | 15,103 |
| 2014 | #6,451 | 19 | #6 | 15,749 |
| 2013 | #7,031 | 17 | #6 | 16,260 |
| 2012 | #5,895 | 22 | #3 | 17,697 |
| 2011 | #5,935 | 22 | #7 | 16,702 |
| 2010 | #6,641 | 19 | #2 | 18,020 |
| 2009 | #5,709 | 24 | #2 | 19,858 |
| 2008 | #4,268 | 36 | #3 | 20,223 |
| 2007 | #7,394 | 17 | #3 | 21,041 |
| 2006 | #5,233 | 26 | #4 | 20,522 |
| 2005 | #3,942 | 36 | #5 | 21,318 |
| 2004 | #1,562 | 126 | #5 | 22,210 |
| 2003 | #4,418 | 29 | #7 | 21,362 |
| 2002 | #3,595 | 37 | #5 | 22,113 |
| 2001 | #5,364 | 21 | #17 | 17,962 |
| 2000 | #5,312 | 21 | #25 | 15,226 |
| 1999 | #6,484 | 15 | #37 | 11,446 |
| 1998 | #6,719 | 14 | #38 | 10,536 |
| 1997 | #7,283 | 12 | #46 | 7,807 |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #62 | 5,853 |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | #75 | 4,934 |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | #89 | 4,166 |
| 1993 | #9,559 | 8 | #92 | 4,164 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 | #76 | 4,906 |
| 1991 | #5,949 | 15 | #65 | 6,129 |
| 1990 | #5,286 | 17 | #58 | 6,989 |
| 1989 | #6,160 | 13 | #87 | 4,056 |
| 1988 | — | #261 | 896 | |
| 1987 | — | #321 | 656 | |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #332 | 598 |
| 1985 | — | #307 | 670 | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #285 | 728 |
| 1983 | #7,312 | 8 | #280 | 732 |
| 1982 | — | #287 | 713 | |
| 1981 | — | #282 | 735 | |
| 1980 | — | #291 | 706 | |
| 1979 | — | #285 | 706 | |
| 1978 | — | #297 | 627 | |
| 1977 | — | #291 | 674 | |
| 1976 | — | #312 | 563 | |
| 1975 | — | #327 | 541 | |
| 1974 | — | #333 | 525 | |
| 1973 | — | #330 | 519 | |
| 1972 | — | #341 | 513 | |
| 1971 | — | #421 | 365 | |
| 1970 | — | #495 | 268 | |
| 1969 | — | #532 | 218 | |
| 1968 | — | #581 | 169 | |
| 1967 | — | #546 | 186 | |
| 1966 | — | #582 | 169 | |
| 1965 | — | #564 | 183 | |
| 1964 | — | #554 | 202 | |
| 1963 | — | #673 | 135 | |
| 1962 | — | #675 | 132 | |
| 1961 | — | #720 | 113 | |
| 1960 | — | #788 | 94 | |
| 1959 | — | #834 | 83 | |
| 1958 | — | #883 | 73 | |
| 1957 | — | #936 | 65 | |
| 1956 | — | #946 | 62 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,033 | 53 | |
| 1954 | — | #929 | 64 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,123 | 43 | |
| 1952 | — | #994 | 52 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,295 | 32 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,434 | 26 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,348 | 29 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,346 | 29 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,449 | 26 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,355 | 27 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,445 | 21 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,255 | 28 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,240 | 31 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,537 | 21 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,333 | 25 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,680 | 17 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,120 | 33 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,521 | 20 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,627 | 18 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,384 | 23 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,354 | 25 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,551 | 20 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,405 | 23 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,651 | 19 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,394 | 25 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,693 | 19 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,793 | 18 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,480 | 25 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,436 | 27 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,404 | 27 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,935 | 17 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,229 | 14 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,696 | 21 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,434 | 27 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,475 | 26 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,300 | 31 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,351 | 28 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,446 | 25 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,643 | 20 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,459 | 23 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,265 | 27 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,153 | 25 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,497 | 13 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,174 | 16 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,387 | 7 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | #1,277 | 6 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,373 | 5 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #778 | 9 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #705 | 9 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #752 | 7 | |
| 1886 | — | #845 | 6 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #613 | 10 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #754 | 7 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Ethan! It came in at #754, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Ethan is popular in 1992
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#35 · 1 in 112
- Vermont#37 · 1 in 112
- South Dakota#39 · 1 in 125
- Wyoming#40 · 1 in 127
- Nebraska#41 · 1 in 145
Best ever in a state: #1 in Vermont, 2002.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #35 | 37 | 1 in 112 |
| Vermont | #37 | 27 | 1 in 112 |
| South Dakota | #39 | 36 | 1 in 125 |
| Wyoming | #40 | 18 | 1 in 127 |
| Nebraska | #41 | 71 | 1 in 145 |
| Arkansas | #42 | 78 | 1 in 184 |
| Maine | #43 | 48 | 1 in 145 |
| Iowa | #45 | 107 | 1 in 164 |
| Missouri | #45 | 209 | 1 in 174 |
| Tennessee | #47 | 187 | 1 in 188 |
| Kansas | #49 | 90 | 1 in 177 |
| Mississippi | #51 | 67 | 1 in 245 |
| Montana | #51 | 27 | 1 in 163 |
| North Carolina | #56 | 202 | 1 in 230 |
| Oklahoma | #56 | 94 | 1 in 216 |
| Indiana | #57 | 180 | 1 in 218 |
| Kentucky | #57 | 108 | 1 in 225 |
| Idaho | #58 | 34 | 1 in 211 |
| Wisconsin | #59 | 130 | 1 in 245 |
| New Hampshire | #60 | 33 | 1 in 206 |
| Alabama | #62 | 94 | 1 in 280 |
| Alaska | #62 | 20 | 1 in 215 |
| West Virginia | #62 | 47 | 1 in 218 |
| Oregon | #63 | 78 | 1 in 249 |
| Georgia | #66 | 134 | 1 in 364 |
| Virginia | #70 | 121 | 1 in 348 |
| Colorado | #72 | 81 | 1 in 305 |
| South Carolina | #72 | 59 | 1 in 383 |
| Louisiana | #74 | 89 | 1 in 343 |
| Ohio | #74 | 234 | 1 in 329 |
| Connecticut | #78 | 51 | 1 in 411 |
| Minnesota | #78 | 100 | 1 in 303 |
| Pennsylvania | #80 | 189 | 1 in 412 |
| Hawaii | #81 | 21 | 1 in 326 |
| Massachusetts | #81 | 91 | 1 in 449 |
| Washington | #82 | 103 | 1 in 352 |
| Rhode Island | #84 | 16 | 1 in 400 |
| Delaware | #88 | 10 | 1 in 441 |
| Maryland | #90 | 65 | 1 in 490 |
| Michigan | #92 | 135 | 1 in 488 |
| Utah | #92 | 48 | 1 in 348 |
| Illinois | #97 | 173 | 1 in 498 |
| Texas | #98 | 355 | 1 in 432 |
| New York | #104 | 205 | 1 in 644 |
| Arizona | #110 | 69 | 1 in 453 |
| Florida | #125 | 125 | 1 in 700 |
| New Mexico | #157 | 17 | 1 in 682 |
| New Jersey | #158 | 46 | 1 in 1,145 |
| California | #168 | 330 | 1 in 862 |
| District of Columbia | #178 | 10 | 1 in 749 |
| Nevada | #225 | 7 | 1 in 1,292 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ethan
- 5 spots since 2024 (#19 → #24)
- 11 spots since 2020 (#13 → #24)
- 18 spots since 2015 (#6 → #24)
- Biggest jump: 301 spots in 1952 (#1,295 → #994)
- Biggest drop: 129 spots in 1953 (#994 → #1,123)
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 2009 at #2 (19,858 births)
- Births halved by 2020, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: 15 yrs · run 2002–2016
- Top 100: 37 yrs · run 1989–2025
- Top 1,000: 81 yrs · run 1956–2025
- Highest: 1 in 88 boys born in 2002 were named Ethan (1.1%)
- Latest: 1 in 218 boys born in 2025 (0.46%)
- Its best rank, #2 in 2009, was only 1 in 100 (1.0%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 41.4% of all boys named Ethan (201,835) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 30 | #613 (1884) | #741 |
| 1890s | 31 | #705 (1893) | #802 |
| 1900s | 17 | #943 (1901) | #1,198 |
| 1910s | 184 | #1,153 (1914) | #1,375 |
| 1920s | 233 | #1,300 (1920) | #1,618 |
| 1930s | 225 | #1,120 (1939) | #1,470 |
| 1940s | 254 | #1,240 (1943) | #1,399 |
| 1950s | 553 | #834 (1959) | #1,041 |
| 1960s | 1,601 | #532 (1969) | #622 |
| 1970s | 5,301 | #285 (1979) | #343 |
| 1980s | 10,490 | #87 (1989) | #273 |
| 1990s | 66,930 | #37 (1999) | #64 |
| 2000s | 201,835 | #2 (2009) | #8 |
| 2010s | 149,111 | #2 (2010) | #8 |
| 2020s | 50,594 | #13 (2020) | #20 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ethan in 1992
Top girls' names in 1992
Top boys' names in 1992
More about 1992
girls
1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 141,841 of them was named Ethan, which outranked 57.4% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,314Zaire14
- #6,314Zelda14
- #6,314Zora14
- #6,652Ethan13
- #6,652Aaryn13
- #6,652Abygail13
- #6,652Adenike13
- #7,067Adoria12
- #7,067Adrain12
- #7,067Adrea12
Tied with 414 names at #6,652; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 407 of them was named Ethan, which outranked 99.2% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.