Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: EnglishEthan or Eytan is a male given name of Hebrew origin that means "firm, enduring, strong and long-lived". The name Ethan appears eight times in the Hebrew Bible.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ethan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
We wanted two syllables, ending in a strong consonant. It took us about a month to figure out that's what we were looking for. Ethan hit it perfectly.
— Mike, Denver CO, 2016
My brother Ethan died when I was twenty-two. I swore I'd name a son after him someday. It took me until I was thirty-eight to have one, but I kept that promise.
— Carrie, Detroit MI, 2019
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52 | #105 |
| 1991 | 258 | #57 |
| 1992 | 261 | #59 |
| 1993 | 287 | #56 |
| 1994 | 272 | #58 |
| 1995 | 280 | #57 |
| 1996 | 283 | #55 |
| 1997 | 384 | #41 |
| 1998 | 504 | #29 |
| 1999 | 481 | #30 |
| 2000 | 668 | #19 |
| 2001 | 799 | #13 |
| 2002 | 1,132 | #4 |
| 2003 | 1,038 | #6 |
| 2004 | 1,001 | #6 |
| 2005 | 908 | #7 |
| 2006 | 497 | #9 |
| 2007 | 501 | #11 |
| 2008 | 866 | #10 |
| 2009 | 874 | #10 |
| 2010 | 897 | #6 |
| 2011 | 1,013 | #3 |
| 2012 | 980 | #5 |
| 2013 | 834 | #7 |
| 2014 | 818 | #8 |
| 2015 | 2,471 | #7 |
| 2016 | 2,603 | #8 |
| 2017 | 932 | #9 |
| 2018 | 913 | #12 |
| 2019 | 1,106 | #15 |
| 2020 | 761 | #20 |
| 2021 | 492 | #24 |
| 2022 | 381 | #36 |
| 2023 | 334 | #36 |
| 2024 | 468 | #34 |
| 2025 | 386 | #45 |
