Recorded 2003–2016 Boys' name Peak 2006 96 births

Ethanael — boys' name

96 babies named Ethanael in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s722010s24
2000s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Ethanael was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

17 babies were named Ethanael in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ethanael

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Ethanael between 2003 and 2016, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ethanael currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ethanael performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ethanael shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ethanael 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 96 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.

Ethanael at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

96

Since 2003

14 years of records

Peak year

2006

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2003

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2016

Ethanael popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2003

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2006)
17
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
05101520 20162015201420112009200820072006200520042003 8

Ethanael by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
72 births that decade — 75% of Ethanael's all-time total
2000s722010s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ethanael?
96 babies have been named Ethanael since 2003. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2006 with 17 births.
When was Ethanael most popular?
Ethanael was most popular in the 2000s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Ethanael been used?
Ethanael has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 14 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Ethanael?
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, 2003–2016 (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.