Ehtan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EE-than
- Origin
- Hebrew
Ehtan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “firm, enduring”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ehtan mean?
Hebrew: variant spelling of Ethan
“firm, enduring”
A respelling of Ethan, a Hebrew name meaning 'firm' or 'enduring' that appears in the Hebrew Bible.
Is Ehtan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ehtan is a boys' name.
How popular is Ehtan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Ehtan in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ehtan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
Names like Ehtan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Imran Yahir Eitan Rohan Avi Arman Hassan Usman Ishaan Aman Eshaan Arjun
Names related to Ehtan
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ehtan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ehtan, updated 20 October 2026.