Boys' name · since 1968
Etan
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 313 babies named Etan, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,339 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,901 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 313
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Etan currently ranks #10901 among boys' names in America, with 313 babies recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Etan has been recorded 313 times among boys since 1968, currently ranked #10901 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #10,339 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,901 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 313 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Etan ranks #10,339 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,901 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 313 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,339 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,901 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 313
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Etan's 313 recorded births place it above 77.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Etan compares
313 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Etan's all-time total is 15% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Etan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 313 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Etan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Etan's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Etan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Etan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (94 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Etan's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Etan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
94 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 94 births (30% of all-time use).
Etan by state
Where Etan concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 25 | 8.0% |
25 of 313 births nationwide.
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What to do with Etan's data
- Etan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (94 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Etans (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Etan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Etan 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.