How popular is the name Ethan?

Ethan ranks 72nd among boys' names in US records, with 487,826 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 109,219.

Is Ethan a unisex name?

No. Ethan is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2004, when 22,524 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Ethen, Ethyn, Ethin. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#72 of boy names

Pronounced EH1 T HH EH1 N (ARPABET)

Ethan is a boys' name, and first appears in 1882. It has been given to 487,826 children — the 72nd most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 43% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2004, when 22,524 children were given it.

Three other spellings are counted in that total — Ethen, Ethyn and Ethin — because they are pronounced identically.

2004Boys: 22,524Girls: 126

These spellings sound identical to Ethan and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Ethan?: Ethan ranks 72nd among boys' names in US records, with 487,826 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 109,219.
Is Ethan a unisex name?: No. Ethan is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Ethan most popular?: 2004, when 22,524 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Ethan spelled?: Ethen, Ethyn, Ethin. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.