Ethan
4 countries#24 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Ethan was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
488,144 births recorded 1882–2025 · currently #24 · peaked in 2004 with 22,336 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
69,024 births recorded 1986–2022 · currently #24 · peaked in 2012 with 4,802 births
Most common in: Nord, Paris, La Réunion, Hauts-de-Seine, Bouches-du-Rhône
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
5,546 births recorded 1989–2025 · currently #55 · peaked in 2011 with 391 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
3,872 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #32 · peaked in 2011 with 235 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Ethan’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #4 | — |
| 2007 | #3 | ↑1 |
| 2008 | #3 | — |
| 2009 | #2 | ↑1 |
| 2010 | #2 | — |
| 2011 | #7 | ↓5 |
| 2012 | #3 | ↑4 |
| 2013 | #6 | ↓3 |
| 2014 | #6 | — |
| 2015 | #6 | — |
| 2016 | #10 | ↓4 |
| 2017 | #14 | ↓4 |
| 2018 | #12 | ↑2 |
| 2019 | #11 | ↑1 |
| 2020 | #13 | ↓2 |
| 2021 | #20 | ↓7 |
| 2022 | #21 | ↓1 |
| 2023 | #24 | ↓3 |
| 2024 | #19 | ↑5 |
| 2025 | #24 | ↓5 |
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