Total births
137
Girls' name · since 1998
Etana
Etana has 137 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16175
- among girls today
- 137
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 9%
- more common than other girls
137 babies have been named Etana since 1998, making it today's #16175 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Etana recorded 137 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #16175 nationally today, ahead of 9% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2024.
- #16175 among girls today
- 137 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
- 9% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Etana is currently the #16175 girls' name in America, more common than 9% of girls - 137 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16175
- among girls today
- 137
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 9%
- more common than other girls
Etana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16175
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 9% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
49% of everyone ever named Etana was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
10 babies were named Etana in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
How Etana compares
137 30th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Etana's all-time total is 64% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Etana | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 137 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Etana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Etana's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Etana at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2006
Current rank
#16,175
Active since
1998
Etana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Etana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Etana's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Etana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 67 births (49% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Etana? ▼
Since 1998, Social Security records show 137 babies named Etana. Today it holds rank #16175 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2006, with 10 births.
When was Etana most popular? ▼
Etana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Etana been used? ▼
Records for Etana go back to 1998, giving 27 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Etana? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Etasha, Eta. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Etana's data
- Etana's decade-level peak was the 2000s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Etana: #16175 Girls' Name - 137 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/etana. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Etana 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 July 2026.