Ethan is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #24 in 2025.
Ethan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #24 among boys (7,852) and #12,303 among girls (7) — overall #34 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,859 | 7,959 | #12,303 | #24 |
| 2024 | 8,210 | 8,295 | #10,535 | #19 |
| 2023 | 7,817 | 7,901 | #12,549 | #24 |
| 2022 | 8,322 | 8,427 | #9,923 | #21 |
| 2021 | 8,875 | 8,982 | #8,649 | #20 |
| 2020 | 9,565 | 9,680 | #10,534 | #13 |
| 2019 | 11,324 | 11,415 | #8,271 | #11 |
| 2018 | 11,943 | 12,027 | #8,789 | #12 |
| 2017 | 12,492 | 12,621 | #10,976 | #14 |
| 2016 | 13,869 | 13,995 | #8,133 | #10 |
| 2015 | 15,121 | 15,257 | #6,818 | #6 |
| 2014 | 15,768 | 15,879 | #6,529 | #6 |
| 2013 | 16,277 | 16,378 | #7,155 | #6 |
| 2012 | 17,719 | 17,811 | #5,973 | #3 |
| 2011 | 16,724 | 16,799 | #6,003 | #7 |
| 2010 | 18,039 | 18,095 | #6,731 | #2 |
| 2009 | 19,882 | 19,943 | #5,766 | #2 |
| 2008 | 20,259 | 20,326 | #4,300 | #3 |
| 2007 | 21,058 | 21,105 | #7,495 | #3 |
| 2006 | 20,548 | 20,579 | #5,286 | #4 |
| 2005 | 21,354 | 21,395 | #3,975 | #5 |
| 2004 | 22,336 | 22,375 | #1,564 | #5 |
| 2003 | 21,391 | 21,424 | #4,456 | #7 |
| 2002 | 22,150 | 22,186 | #3,615 | #5 |
| 2001 | 17,983 | 18,017 | #5,427 | #17 |
| 2000 | 15,247 | 15,280 | #5,370 | #25 |
| 1999 | 11,461 | 11,479 | #6,611 | #37 |
| 1998 | 10,550 | 10,566 | #6,830 | #38 |
| 1997 | 7,819 | — | #7,425 | #46 |
| 1996 | 5,860 | — | #10,933 | #62 |
| 1995 | 4,945 | — | #7,682 | #75 |
| 1994 | 4,182 | — | #5,802 | #89 |
| 1993 | 4,172 | — | #9,864 | #92 |
| 1992 | 4,919 | — | #6,768 | #76 |
| 1991 | 6,144 | — | #6,038 | #65 |
| 1990 | 7,006 | — | #5,363 | #58 |
| 1989 | 4,069 | — | #6,275 | #87 |
| 1988 | 896 | — | — | #261 |
| 1987 | 656 | — | — | #321 |
| 1986 | 607 | — | #7,297 | #332 |
| 1985 | 670 | — | — | #307 |
| 1984 | 733 | — | #10,915 | #285 |
| 1983 | 740 | — | #7,508 | #280 |
| 1982 | 713 | — | — | #288 |
| 1981 | 735 | — | — | #282 |
| 1980 | 706 | — | — | #291 |
| 1979 | 706 | — | — | #285 |
| 1978 | 627 | — | — | #297 |
| 1977 | 674 | — | — | #291 |
| 1976 | 563 | — | — | #312 |
| 1975 | 541 | — | — | #327 |
| 1974 | 525 | — | — | #333 |
| 1973 | 519 | — | — | #331 |
| 1972 | 513 | — | — | #341 |
| 1971 | 365 | — | — | #421 |
| 1970 | 268 | — | — | #495 |
| 1969 | 218 | — | — | #532 |
| 1968 | 169 | — | — | #583 |
| 1967 | 186 | — | — | #546 |
| 1966 | 169 | — | — | #582 |
| 1965 | 183 | — | — | #564 |
| 1964 | 202 | — | — | #556 |
| 1963 | 135 | — | — | #675 |
| 1962 | 132 | — | — | #675 |
| 1961 | 113 | — | — | #722 |
| 1960 | 94 | — | — | #791 |
| 1959 | 83 | — | — | #835 |
| 1958 | 73 | — | — | #885 |
| 1957 | 65 | — | — | #941 |
| 1956 | 62 | — | — | #948 |
| 1955 | 53 | — | — | #1,038 |
| 1954 | 64 | — | — | #930 |
| 1953 | 43 | — | — | #1,128 |
| 1952 | 52 | — | — | #996 |
| 1951 | 32 | — | — | #1,313 |
| 1950 | 26 | — | — | #1,443 |
| 1949 | 29 | — | — | #1,356 |
| 1948 | 29 | — | — | #1,356 |
| 1947 | 26 | — | — | #1,460 |
| 1946 | 27 | — | — | #1,363 |
| 1945 | 21 | — | — | #1,461 |
| 1944 | 28 | — | — | #1,266 |
| 1943 | 31 | — | — | #1,243 |
| 1942 | 21 | — | — | #1,553 |
| 1941 | 25 | — | — | #1,343 |
| 1940 | 17 | — | — | #1,700 |
| 1939 | 33 | — | — | #1,127 |
| 1938 | 20 | — | — | #1,539 |
| 1937 | 18 | — | — | #1,653 |
| 1936 | 23 | — | — | #1,396 |
| 1935 | 25 | — | — | #1,371 |
| 1934 | 20 | — | — | #1,577 |
| 1933 | 23 | — | — | #1,420 |
| 1932 | 19 | — | — | #1,673 |
| 1931 | 25 | — | — | #1,406 |
| 1930 | 19 | — | — | #1,713 |
| 1929 | 18 | — | — | #1,818 |
| 1928 | 25 | — | — | #1,489 |
| 1927 | 27 | — | — | #1,445 |
| 1926 | 27 | — | — | #1,413 |
| 1925 | 17 | — | — | #1,955 |
| 1924 | 14 | — | — | #2,270 |
| 1923 | 21 | — | — | #1,714 |
| 1922 | 27 | — | — | #1,446 |
| 1921 | 26 | — | — | #1,489 |
| 1920 | 31 | — | — | #1,304 |
| 1919 | 28 | — | — | #1,363 |
| 1918 | 25 | — | — | #1,464 |
| 1917 | 20 | — | — | #1,661 |
| 1916 | 23 | — | — | #1,476 |
| 1915 | 27 | — | — | #1,278 |
| 1914 | 25 | — | — | #1,168 |
| 1913 | 13 | — | — | #1,526 |
| 1912 | 16 | — | — | #1,195 |
| 1911 | 7 | — | — | #1,435 |
| 1909 | 6 | — | — | #1,333 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | — | #1,455 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | — | #985 |
| 1898 | 7 | — | — | #914 |
| 1896 | 9 | — | — | #792 |
| 1893 | 9 | — | — | #719 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | — | #885 |
| 1887 | 7 | — | — | #773 |
| 1886 | 6 | — | — | #880 |
| 1884 | 10 | — | — | #630 |
| 1882 | 7 | — | — | #781 |