Etana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- eh-TAH-na
- Origin
- Hebrew
Etana is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “strong, enduring”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Etana mean?
Hebrew: feminine of Etan, the Hebrew form of Ethan
“strong, enduring”
Is Etana a girl's or a boy's name?
Etana is a girls' name.
How popular is Etana in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Etana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Etana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,917 |
| 2010 | 13 | #2,103 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
How popular is Etana in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 10 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Etana in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Etana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
Names like Etana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eliza, Eliana, Isabella, Ava, Sienna, Anaya, Eva, Maryam, Amara, Arabella, Isla, Elora
Names related to Etana
More Hebrew names
Noah, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Etana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/etana, updated 20 October 2026.