Boys' name · since 2002
Ethane
Ethane has 23 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,782 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ethane sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 23 recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ethane has been recorded 23 times among boys since 2002, 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 2002 to 2004.
- #27,782 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 23 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ethane ranks #27,782 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #27,782 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ethane's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ethane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ethane's full recorded timeline at 2003, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ethane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2004
- Peak year (2004)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Ethane by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (23 births, 100% of the file).
2000s was Ethane's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ethane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ethane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~2 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, 2002–2004 (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 Ethane 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.