Boys' name · since 1982
Ethaniel
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 1,006 babies named Ethaniel, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,123 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,257 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,006
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,006 babies have been named Ethaniel since 1982, making it today's #6257 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ethaniel recorded 1,006 times among boys since 1982, holding rank #6257 nationally today, ahead of 55% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #5,123 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,257 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,006 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ethaniel ranks #5,123 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,257 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,006 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,123 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,257 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,006
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ethaniel's 1,006 recorded births place it above 88.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ethaniel compares
1,006 Top 32% higher than 68% of 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
Ethaniel's all-time total is 173% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ethaniel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,006 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ethaniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ethaniel's full recorded timeline at 2009, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ethaniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Ethaniel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (421 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Ethaniel's strongest decade.
421 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Ethaniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
403 births
- 2010s
2010s
421 births
- 2020s 124
2020s
124 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 421 births (42% of all-time use).
How Ethaniel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ethaniel's total volume
Ethaniel by state
Where Ethaniel concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 117 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 104 | 10.3% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 14 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Washington | | 5 | 0.5% |
117 of 1,006 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Ethaniel's data
- Ethaniel's decade-level peak was the 2010s (421 total births); usage has since declined to 124 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ethaniels (117 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Ethaniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Ethaniel 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.