Boys' name · since 2000
Ethanjames
175 babies named Ethanjames in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,775 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 175
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ethanjames is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 175 have been recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ethanjames has been recorded 175 times among boys since 2000, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2023.
- #13,775 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 175 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ethanjames ranks #13,775 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 175 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,775 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 175
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ethanjames's 175 recorded births place it above 69.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ethanjames's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ethanjames splits its recorded history at 2011: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ethanjames popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2023
- Peak year (2008)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Ethanjames by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (77 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Ethanjames's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Ethanjames births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 77 births (44% of all-time use).
Ethanjames by state
Where Ethanjames concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20 | 11.4% |
20 of 175 births nationwide.
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- Ethanjames's decade-level peak was the 2010s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ethanjamess (20 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Ethanjames: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2000–2023 (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 Ethanjames 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.