Etain
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AY-tawn
- Origin
- Irish
- Style
- Big in Northern Ireland
Etain is a girls' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Etain mean?
Irish: Irish Étaín, a heroine of Irish mythology
Étaín is the heroine of the Irish tale The Wooing of Étaín, in which she is reborn after being transformed.
Is Etain a girl's or a boy's name?
Etain is a girls' name.
How popular is Etain in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2022, with 8 girls.
Etain in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 2 | #6,929 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
Names like Etain
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eden, Orla, Evelyn, Elsie, Fiadh, Maeve, Quinn, Aoife, Edith, Elodie, Autumn, Hallie
Names related to Etain
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Etain: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/etain, updated 20 October 2026.