Trend of the Popularity of Ethan as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 7,852 male babies that were named Ethan in the US, which was 0.46% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Ethan peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2004 with a count of 22,210 babies, which was 1.12% of the total male babies born in the US in 2004.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Ethan, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Ethan.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Ethan in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Ethan in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Ethan from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Ethan as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	706	0.04
1981	735	0.04
1982	713	0.04
1983	732	0.04
1984	728	0.04
1985	670	0.04
1986	598	0.03
1987	656	0.04
1988	896	0.05
1989	4056	0.20
1990	6989	0.34
1991	6129	0.30
1992	4906	0.25
1993	4164	0.21
1994	4166	0.22
1995	4934	0.26
1996	5853	0.31
1997	7807	0.41
1998	10536	0.55
1999	11446	0.60
2000	15226	0.78
2001	17962	0.93
2002	22113	1.14
2003	21362	1.08
2004	22210	1.12
2005	21318	1.07
2006	20522	1.00
2007	21041	1.01
2008	20223	0.99
2009	19858	1.00
2010	18020	0.94
2011	16702	0.88
2012	17697	0.93
2013	16260	0.86
2014	15749	0.82
2015	15103	0.79
2016	13855	0.73
2017	12483	0.67
2018	11931	0.66
2019	11311	0.63
2020	9556	0.55
2021	8863	0.51
2022	8312	0.48
2023	7810	0.46
2024	8201	0.48
2025	7852	0.46