Eithan
Boy · EE-thun · Hebrew
Eithan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “strong, firm”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 97th for boys in the US (3,636 babies).
What does Eithan mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Ethan, close to Hebrew Eitan
“strong, firm”
Ethan the Ezrahite is credited in the Bible with writing Psalm 89.
- Say it
- EE-thun
Is Eithan a girl's or a boy's name?
Eithan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 3,636 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eithan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 72% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Eithan, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Eithan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,064 boys in the UK were given Eithan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #55, up from #2,202 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Eithan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
How popular is Eithan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #97among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3,636about 1 in 470 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 748% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.9%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3,636 boys in the US were named Eithan, making it the 97th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 869th. It first appears in the records in 1989.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Eithan of any year since it first appeared, in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Eithan in the US since 1880 were born between 2022 and 2025, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 11,735 boys in the US were given Eithan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #10, up from #97 for this spelling alone.
Eithan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,636 | #97 |
| 2024 | 1,599 | #226 |
| 2023 | 876 | #371 |
| 2022 | 605 | #501 |
| 2021 | 280 | #849 |
| 2020 | 259 | #869 |
| 2019 | 263 | #851 |
| 2018 | 199 | #1,028 |
| 2017 | 118 | #1,449 |
| 2016 | 97 | #1,641 |
| 2015 | 100 | #1,599 |
| 2014 | 80 | #1,844 |
| 2013 | 59 | #2,204 |
| 2012 | 56 | #2,291 |
| 2011 | 60 | #2,172 |
| 2010 | 59 | #2,211 |
| 2009 | 46 | #2,662 |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,582 |
| 2007 | 40 | #2,918 |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,304 |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,649 |
| 2004 | 34 | #2,949 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,438 |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,878 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,507 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,634 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
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