Ethan
Boy nameEthan has been given to 488,144 babies in the U.S. since 1882. It peaked in 2004 and currently ranks #24 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈiːθən/
From Biblical Hebrew אֵיתָן (ʾêṯān, literally “firmness, strong, or long-lived”).
Origin: Hebrew
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
488,144
Peak year
2004 (22,336 babies)
Rank in 2025
#24 for boys
First recorded
1882
10-year trend
▼ -48%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Ethan
Ethan Hawke
American actor and writer (born 1970)
Ethan Ampadu
Welsh association football player
Ethan Suplee
American actor
Ethan Nwaneri
English association football player (born 2007)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Ethan.
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