Ethen
Boy · EE-thun · Hebrew
Ethen is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “strong, firm”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 5,397th for boys in the US (17 babies).
What does Ethen mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Ethan
“strong, firm”
Ethan comes from Hebrew Eitan, 'strong, enduring'.
- Say it
- EE-thun
Is Ethen a girl's or a boy's name?
Ethen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 17 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ethen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 83% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Ethen, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2010, with 22 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ethen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,064 boys in the UK were given Ethen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #55, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Ethen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 22 | #1,245 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Ethen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,397among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 52% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the US were named Ethen, making it the 5,397th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,024th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 233 boys. It first appears in the records in 1917.
Half of all the boys named Ethen in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 11,735 boys in the US were given Ethen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #10, up from #5,397 for this spelling alone.
Ethen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #5,397 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,342 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,243 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,024 |
| 2019 | 30 | #3,633 |
| 2018 | 51 | #2,506 |
| 2017 | 67 | #2,065 |
| 2016 | 90 | #1,724 |
| 2015 | 93 | #1,677 |
| 2014 | 133 | #1,318 |
| 2013 | 137 | #1,269 |
| 2012 | 170 | #1,095 |
| 2011 | 195 | #995 |
| 2010 | 183 | #1,053 |
| 2009 | 233 | #893 |
| 2008 | 227 | #911 |
| 2007 | 210 | #943 |
| 2006 | 194 | #958 |
| 2005 | 191 | #919 |
| 2004 | 196 | #883 |
| 2003 | 187 | #896 |
| 2002 | 176 | #912 |
| 2001 | 142 | #1,034 |
| 2000 | 121 | #1,140 |
| 1999 | 108 | #1,187 |
| 1998 | 76 | #1,462 |
| 1997 | 80 | #1,375 |
| 1996 | 48 | #1,868 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 32 | #2,387 |
| 1993 | 41 | #1,964 |
| 1992 | 37 | #2,080 |
| 1991 | 43 | #1,817 |
| 1990 | 74 | #1,282 |
| 1989 | 41 | #1,826 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,315 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #3,957 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,543 |
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