Recorded 2006–2023 Boys' name Peak 2012 80 births

Aethan — boys' name

80 babies named Aethan in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s202010s342020s26
2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Aethan was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

9 babies were named Aethan in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aethan

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Aethan between 2006 and 2023, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aethan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aethan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aethan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aethan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 80 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aethan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

80

Since 2006

18 years of records

Peak year

2012

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2006

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2023

Aethan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2006

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2012)
9
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Aethan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
34 births that decade — 43% of Aethan's all-time total
2000s202010s342020s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aethan?
80 babies have been named Aethan since 2006. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2012 with 9 births.
When was Aethan most popular?
Aethan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Aethan been used?
Aethan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 18 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Aethan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aether. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2006–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.