Ethyn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EE-thin
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Ethyn is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “firm, enduring”. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Ethyn mean?
Hebrew: variant spelling of Ethan
“firm, enduring”
A respelling of Ethan, a Hebrew name meaning 'firm' or 'enduring' that appears in the Hebrew Bible.
Is Ethyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Ethyn is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ethyn in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 6 boys.
Ethyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
How popular is Ethyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,690among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 84% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Ethyn, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,808th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 110 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Ethyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 11,735 boys in the US were given Ethyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #10, up from #10,690 for this spelling alone.
Ethyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,243 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 2019 | 32 | #3,493 |
| 2018 | 53 | #2,444 |
| 2017 | 58 | #2,269 |
| 2016 | 52 | #2,437 |
| 2015 | 47 | #2,599 |
| 2014 | 88 | #1,714 |
| 2013 | 91 | #1,658 |
| 2012 | 80 | #1,831 |
| 2011 | 70 | #1,967 |
| 2010 | 110 | #1,481 |
| 2009 | 97 | #1,625 |
| 2008 | 92 | #1,665 |
| 2007 | 98 | #1,593 |
| 2006 | 81 | #1,724 |
| 2005 | 80 | #1,671 |
| 2004 | 59 | #2,020 |
| 2003 | 53 | #2,098 |
| 2002 | 45 | #2,291 |
| 2001 | 39 | #2,485 |
| 2000 | 37 | #2,520 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,708 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
Names like Ethyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ethan Noah Evan Eden Aiden Eli Elijah Jayden Logan Rowan Kayden Jaxon
Other spellings of Ethyn
Names related to Ethyn
More Hebrew names
Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie Levi
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, “Ethyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ethyn, updated 20 October 2026.