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 2002
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#1 · 1 in 32
- Wyoming#1 · 1 in 35
- Montana#1 · 1 in 49
- Washington#1 · 1 in 60
- North Dakota#2 · 1 in 38
Best ever in a state: #1 in Vermont, 2002.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #1 | 80 | 1 in 49 |
| Vermont | #1 | 71 | 1 in 32 |
| Washington | #1 | 562 | 1 in 60 |
| Wyoming | #1 | 52 | 1 in 35 |
| Arkansas | #2 | 250 | 1 in 59 |
| Hawaii | #2 | 93 | 1 in 55 |
| Idaho | #2 | 145 | 1 in 56 |
| Indiana | #2 | 659 | 1 in 57 |
| Iowa | #2 | 288 | 1 in 56 |
| Kansas | #2 | 289 | 1 in 57 |
| Kentucky | #2 | 498 | 1 in 46 |
| Maine | #2 | 121 | 1 in 45 |
| Minnesota | #2 | 497 | 1 in 59 |
| Missouri | #2 | 530 | 1 in 63 |
| Nebraska | #2 | 170 | 1 in 60 |
| North Dakota | #2 | 89 | 1 in 38 |
| Oklahoma | #2 | 317 | 1 in 65 |
| Oregon | #2 | 331 | 1 in 58 |
| South Dakota | #2 | 74 | 1 in 53 |
| Utah | #2 | 378 | 1 in 57 |
| Wisconsin | #2 | 519 | 1 in 56 |
| Michigan | #3 | 870 | 1 in 65 |
| Alaska | #4 | 56 | 1 in 57 |
| Colorado | #4 | 387 | 1 in 77 |
| Louisiana | #4 | 352 | 1 in 73 |
| New Hampshire | #4 | 109 | 1 in 53 |
| West Virginia | #4 | 176 | 1 in 50 |
| Ohio | #5 | 993 | 1 in 67 |
| Rhode Island | #5 | 103 | 1 in 50 |
| Virginia | #5 | 624 | 1 in 65 |
| Tennessee | #6 | 571 | 1 in 61 |
| Maryland | #7 | 421 | 1 in 67 |
| North Carolina | #7 | 660 | 1 in 76 |
| Mississippi | #9 | 185 | 1 in 79 |
| South Carolina | #9 | 258 | 1 in 78 |
| Georgia | #10 | 636 | 1 in 88 |
| Alabama | #11 | 316 | 1 in 73 |
| Illinois | #11 | 900 | 1 in 87 |
| Nevada | #11 | 148 | 1 in 86 |
| Pennsylvania | #11 | 856 | 1 in 74 |
| Texas | #11 | 1,723 | 1 in 101 |
| Arizona | #15 | 381 | 1 in 102 |
| New Mexico | #15 | 116 | 1 in 92 |
| Florida | #17 | 905 | 1 in 99 |
| California | #18 | 2,263 | 1 in 108 |
| Massachusetts | #21 | 412 | 1 in 86 |
| Connecticut | #22 | 205 | 1 in 86 |
| District of Columbia | #23 | 44 | 1 in 107 |
| New York | #23 | 994 | 1 in 111 |
| Delaware | #26 | 46 | 1 in 89 |
| New Jersey | #29 | 390 | 1 in 123 |
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 2002
Top girls' names in 2002
Top boys' names in 2002
More about 2002
girls
1,796,882 girls got a published name in 2002; 1 in 48,564 of them was named Ethan, which outranked 80.1% of the 18,086 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,523Trystan38
- #3,523Tyeisha38
- #3,523Xena38
- #3,595Ethan37
- #3,595Adrionna37
- #3,595Aleeyah37
- #3,595Alexes37
- #3,654Aarushi36
- #3,654Aishwarya36
- #3,654Alessa36
Tied with 58 names at #3,595; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,941,514 boys got a published name in 2002; 1 in 88 of them was named Ethan, which outranked 100.0% of the 12,489 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.