Ethan
Boy · EE-thun · Hebrew
Classic
Ethan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “solid, enduring”. In 2025 it ranked 51st for boys in the UK (1,049 babies) and 24th for boys in the US (7,852 babies).
What does Ethan mean?
Hebrew: from Hebrew Eitan
“solid, enduring”
In the Old Testament, Ethan the Ezrahite is credited with writing Psalm 89.
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- EE-thun
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Is Ethan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ethan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,049 boys in the UK and 7 girls and 7,852 boys in the US.
How popular is Ethan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #51among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,049about 1 in 290 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 4.8%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,049 boys in the UK were named Ethan, making it the 51st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 35th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 5,207 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 14 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Ethan than any year since 1996.
Half of all the boys named Ethan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 54th in England and Wales, 55th in Scotland and 32nd in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#13), 2014 (#18) and 2024 (#48).
Ethan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,049 | #51 |
| 2024 | 1,215 | #45 |
| 2023 | 1,382 | #44 |
| 2022 | 1,442 | #43 |
| 2021 | 1,601 | #40 |
| 2020 | 1,663 | #35 |
| 2019 | 2,038 | #29 |
| 2018 | 2,408 | #25 |
| 2017 | 2,643 | #24 |
| 2016 | 3,116 | #18 |
| 2015 | 3,312 | #18 |
| 2014 | 3,473 | #17 |
| 2013 | 4,016 | #14 |
| 2012 | 4,788 | #12 |
| 2011 | 5,207 | #9 |
| 2010 | 4,689 | #11 |
| 2009 | 4,182 | #13 |
| 2008 | 3,843 | #16 |
| 2007 | 3,926 | #15 |
| 2006 | 3,771 | #20 |
| 2005 | 3,896 | #17 |
| 2004 | 4,242 | #14 |
| 2003 | 4,284 | #15 |
| 2002 | 3,858 | #18 |
| 2001 | 3,514 | #22 |
| 2000 | 2,651 | #31 |
| 1999 | 1,954 | #43 |
| 1998 | 1,723 | #50 |
| 1997 | 1,127 | #69 |
| 1996 | 628 | #95 |
How popular is Ethan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #24among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7,852about 1 in 220 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 6.2%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7,852 boys in the US were named Ethan, making it the 24th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 13th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 22,210 boys. It first appears in the records in 1882. 7 girls were also named Ethan in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Ethan in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 11,735 boys in the US were given Ethan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #10, up from #24 for this spelling alone.
Ethan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,852 | #24 |
| 2024 | 8,201 | #19 |
| 2023 | 7,810 | #24 |
| 2022 | 8,312 | #21 |
| 2021 | 8,863 | #20 |
| 2020 | 9,556 | #13 |
| 2019 | 11,311 | #11 |
| 2018 | 11,931 | #12 |
| 2017 | 12,483 | #14 |
| 2016 | 13,855 | #10 |
| 2015 | 15,103 | #6 |
| 2014 | 15,749 | #6 |
| 2013 | 16,260 | #6 |
| 2012 | 17,697 | #3 |
| 2011 | 16,702 | #7 |
| 2010 | 18,020 | #2 |
| 2009 | 19,858 | #2 |
| 2008 | 20,223 | #3 |
| 2007 | 21,041 | #3 |
| 2006 | 20,522 | #4 |
| 2005 | 21,318 | #5 |
| 2004 | 22,210 | #5 |
| 2003 | 21,362 | #7 |
| 2002 | 22,113 | #5 |
| 2001 | 17,962 | #17 |
| 2000 | 15,226 | #25 |
| 1999 | 11,446 | #37 |
| 1998 | 10,536 | #38 |
| 1997 | 7,807 | #46 |
| 1996 | 5,853 | #62 |
| 1995 | 4,934 | #75 |
| 1994 | 4,166 | #89 |
| 1993 | 4,164 | #92 |
| 1992 | 4,906 | #76 |
| 1991 | 6,129 | #65 |
| 1990 | 6,989 | #58 |
| 1989 | 4,056 | #87 |
| 1988 | 896 | #261 |
| 1987 | 656 | #321 |
| 1986 | 598 | #332 |
| 1985 | 670 | #307 |
| 1984 | 728 | #285 |
| 1983 | 732 | #280 |
| 1982 | 713 | #287 |
| 1981 | 735 | #282 |
| 1980 | 706 | #291 |
| 1979 | 706 | #285 |
| 1978 | 627 | #297 |
| 1977 | 674 | #291 |
| 1976 | 563 | #312 |
| 1975 | 541 | #327 |
| 1974 | 525 | #333 |
| 1973 | 519 | #330 |
| 1972 | 513 | #341 |
| 1971 | 365 | #421 |
| 1970 | 268 | #495 |
| 1969 | 218 | #532 |
| 1968 | 169 | #581 |
| 1967 | 186 | #546 |
| 1966 | 169 | #582 |
| 1965 | 183 | #564 |
| 1964 | 202 | #554 |
| 1963 | 135 | #673 |
| 1962 | 132 | #675 |
| 1961 | 113 | #719 |
| 1960 | 94 | #787 |
| 1959 | 83 | #833 |
| 1958 | 73 | #882 |
| 1957 | 65 | #935 |
| 1956 | 62 | #945 |
| 1955 | 53 | #1,032 |
| 1954 | 64 | #928 |
| 1953 | 43 | #1,122 |
| 1952 | 52 | #993 |
| 1951 | 32 | #1,294 |
| 1950 | 26 | #1,433 |
| 1949 | 29 | #1,347 |
| 1948 | 29 | #1,345 |
| 1947 | 26 | #1,448 |
| 1946 | 27 | #1,354 |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,444 |
| 1944 | 28 | #1,255 |
| 1943 | 31 | #1,240 |
| 1942 | 21 | #1,537 |
| 1941 | 25 | #1,333 |
| 1940 | 17 | #1,680 |
| 1939 | 33 | #1,120 |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,521 |
| 1937 | 18 | #1,627 |
| 1936 | 23 | #1,384 |
| 1935 | 25 | #1,354 |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,551 |
| 1933 | 23 | #1,405 |
| 1932 | 19 | #1,651 |
| 1931 | 25 | #1,394 |
| 1930 | 19 | #1,693 |
| 1929 | 18 | #1,793 |
| 1928 | 25 | #1,480 |
| 1927 | 27 | #1,436 |
| 1926 | 27 | #1,404 |
| 1925 | 17 | #1,934 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,229 |
| 1923 | 21 | #1,695 |
| 1922 | 27 | #1,434 |
| 1921 | 26 | #1,475 |
| 1920 | 31 | #1,300 |
| 1919 | 28 | #1,351 |
| 1918 | 25 | #1,445 |
| 1917 | 20 | #1,642 |
| 1916 | 23 | #1,458 |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,265 |
| 1914 | 25 | #1,153 |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,496 |
| 1912 | 16 | #1,174 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,386 |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,277 |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,372 |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #942 |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #884 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 9 | #778 |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 9 | #705 |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #840 |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 7 | #752 |
| 1886 | 6 | #845 |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 10 | #613 |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 7 | #754 |
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