Ethen vs Ethan

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

Name A

Ethen

Boy name · Rank #4076

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Name B

Ethan

Boy name · Rank #19

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Ethen Ethan
Current Rank #4076 #19
Total Births (all years) 3,841 479,451
Peak Year 2009 2004
Peak Year Births 233 22,210
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Ethen Ethan
1880ss — 30
1890ss — 31
1900ss — 17
1910ss 6 184
1920ss 5 233
1930ss — 225
1940ss 6 254
1950ss — 554
1960ss — 1,604
1970ss 38 5,302
1980ss 60 10,495
1990ss 563 66,926
2000ss 1,877 201,825
2010ss 1,149 149,082
2020ss 137 42,689

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ethen Ethan
2014 133 15,748
2015 93 15,099
2016 90 13,854
2017 67 12,478
2018 51 11,930
2019 30 11,307
2020 38 9,551
2021 24 8,858
2022 35 8,308
2023 14 7,802
2024 26 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, 1917–2024.

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