Ethaniel vs Ethan

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

Name A

Ethaniel

Boy name · Rank #4487

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Name B

Ethan

Boy name · Rank #19

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Metric Ethaniel Ethan
Current Rank #4487 #19
Total Births (all years) 1,006 487,389
Peak Year 2009 2004
Peak Year Births 61 22,210
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1982 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Ethaniel Ethan
1880s - 30
1890s - 31
1900s - 17
1910s - 184
1920s - 233
1930s - 225
1940s - 254
1950s - 553
1960s - 1,601
1970s - 5,301
1980s 10 10,490
1990s 48 66,930
2000s 403 201,835
2010s 421 149,111
2020s 124 50,594

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ethaniel Ethan
2014 49 15,749
2015 37 15,103
2016 44 13,855
2017 27 12,483
2018 31 11,931
2019 28 11,311
2020 21 9,556
2021 20 8,863
2022 26 8,312
2023 20 7,810
2024 23 8,201
2025 14 7,852

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, 1982–2025.

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