Etan is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1983 and has since faded.
Etan is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,082 for boy births in the United States (and #22,866 across all names), given to 6 babies. Etan was first reported in SSA data in 1968 and peaked in 1983 (19 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #11,082 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #12,879 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #12,633 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | #11,189 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | #11,107 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | #6,762 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #12,716 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #9,122 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #11,271 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #11,177 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #9,248 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 | #8,512 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | #7,770 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #9,891 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | #7,283 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #9,230 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | #5,986 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #6,608 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #6,465 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #6,184 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #7,209 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #5,791 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #6,132 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #6,014 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #5,356 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #5,108 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #5,516 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | #3,879 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #5,142 |
| 1983 | 19 | — | #2,517 |
| 1982 | 15 | — | #3,016 |
| 1981 | 13 | — | #3,279 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #5,747 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #5,009 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #6,107 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #6,160 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #5,135 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #3,844 |