Eythan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EE-thun
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #1,169 for boys
Eythan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “strong, firm”. In 2025 it ranked 1,169th for boys in the US (176 babies).
What does Eythan mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Ethan, close to Hebrew Eitan
“strong, firm”
Ethan comes from Hebrew Eitan, 'strong, enduring'.
Is Eythan a girl's or a boy's name?
Eythan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 176 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eythan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,169th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 176 about 1 in 9,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 365% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 176 boys in the US were named Eythan, making it the 1,169th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,137th. It first appears in the records in 1989.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Eythan of any year since it first appeared, in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Eythan in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 11,735 boys in the US were given Eythan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #10, up from #1,169 for this spelling alone.
Eythan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 176 | #1,169 |
| 2024 | 156 | #1,262 |
| 2023 | 77 | #1,985 |
| 2022 | 58 | #2,407 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,137 |
| 2019 | 40 | #2,991 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,222 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,777 |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,097 |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,405 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 29 | #3,580 |
| 2012 | 32 | #3,368 |
| 2011 | 33 | #3,305 |
| 2010 | 37 | #3,071 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,829 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,897 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,671 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,259 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
Names like Eythan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finnegan, Ronan, Declan, Callan, Eden, Kayden, Raiden, Lachlan, Eitan, Deacon, Brayden, Keegan
Other spellings of Eythan
Names related to Eythan
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from 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, “Eythan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eythan, updated 20 October 2026.