US rank #5846 Boys' name Peak 2024 37 births

Etham — #5846 US boys' name

37 babies named Etham in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s52020s32
#5846
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 59% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Etham was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

16 babies were named Etham in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Etham

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Etham between 2016 and 2024, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Etham currently holds the #5846 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Etham performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Etham shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Etham 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 37 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.

Etham at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

37

Since 2016

9 years of records

Peak year

2024

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,846

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2016

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2024

Etham popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2016

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
16
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
05101520 2024202320222016 5

Etham by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
32 births that decade — 86% of Etham's all-time total
2010s52020s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Etham?
37 babies have been named Etham since 2016. It currently ranks #5846 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 16 births.
When was Etham most popular?
Etham was most popular in the 2020s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Etham been used?
Etham has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 9 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Etham?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ethan, Ethen, Ethyn, Ethel, and 4 more. 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, 2016–2024 (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.