Boys' name · since 1989
Ehtan
142 babies named Ehtan in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,117 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 142
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ehtan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 142 have been recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ehtan has been recorded 142 times among boys since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2012.
- #15,117 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 142 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ehtan ranks #15,117 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 142 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,117 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 142
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ehtan's 142 recorded births place it above 66.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ehtan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ehtan's full recorded timeline at 2002, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ehtan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2012
- Peak year (2002)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Ehtan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (95 births, 67% of the file).
2000s was Ehtan's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Ehtan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 95 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Ehtan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ehtan
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ehtan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ehtan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.