Etham vs Ethan

Side-by-side comparison of Etham and Ethan — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Etham

Boy name · Rank #5846

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Name B

Ethan

Boy name · Rank #19

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Etham Ethan
Current Rank #5846 #19
Total Births (all years) 37 479,451
Peak Year 2024 2004
Peak Year Births 16 22,210
Peak Decade 2020ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2016 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Etham Ethan
1880ss — 30
1890ss — 31
1900ss — 17
1910ss — 184
1920ss — 233
1930ss — 225
1940ss — 254
1950ss — 554
1960ss — 1,604
1970ss — 5,302
1980ss — 10,495
1990ss — 66,926
2000ss — 201,825
2010ss 5 149,082
2020ss 32 42,689

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Etham Ethan
2014 — 15,748
2015 — 15,099
2016 5 13,854
2017 — 12,478
2018 — 11,930
2019 — 11,307
2020 — 9,551
2021 — 8,858
2022 8 8,308
2023 8 7,802
2024 16 8,170

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2016–2024.

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