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Ethan name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Ethan ranks #24 in male records (7,852 reported) and #12,303 in female records (7 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Ethan becoming more popular?

Ethan's reported male count decreased by 349 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #19 to #24. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Ethan in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for EthanFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.13,8550201620252016: 14 female records2017: 9 female records2018: 12 female records2019: 13 female records2020: 9 female records2021: 12 female records2022: 10 female records2023: 7 female records2024: 9 female records2025: 7 female records2016: 13,855 male records2017: 12,483 male records2018: 11,931 male records2019: 11,311 male records2020: 9,556 male records2021: 8,863 male records2022: 8,312 male records2023: 7,810 male records2024: 8,201 male records2025: 7,852 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025712,3037,85224
2024910,5358,20119
2023712,5497,81024
2022109,9238,31221
2021128,6498,86320
2020910,5349,55613
2019138,27111,31111
2018128,78911,93112
2017910,97612,48314
2016148,13313,85510

Questions about Ethan’s popularity

How common is Ethan in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Ethan ranks #24 in male records (7,852 reported) and #12,303 in female records (7 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Ethan?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Ethan only.

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