#192024 rank
2004peak year
447,595babies named Ethan since 1880
▼ 28%5-year trend
Ethan popularity over 145 years
🔥 Very popular now · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Ethan mean?
From Hebrew Eitan, meaning 'firm, enduring, long-lived', the name of a wise man mentioned in Psalms. It saw Puritan-era use and surged in the United States around the year 2000.
OriginHebrew
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, mythic
Names like Ethan
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Famous Ethans
- Ethan Hawke, actor
- Ethan Coen, filmmaker
Spellings & variants
Eitan
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