Recorded 2000–2023 Boys' name Peak 2008 175 births

Ethanjames — boys' name

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.

2000s762010s772020s22
2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Ethanjames was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

12 babies were named Ethanjames in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ethanjames

The Social Security Administration has registered 175 babies named Ethanjames between 2000 and 2023, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ethanjames currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ethanjames performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ethanjames shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ethanjames in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ethanjames 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 175 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.

Ethanjames at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

175

Since 2000

24 years of records

Peak year

2008

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2000

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ethanjames popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2000

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
12
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
468101214 20232018201520122009200620032000 6

Ethanjames by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
77 births that decade — 44% of Ethanjames's all-time total
2000s762010s772020s22

Ethanjames by state

Where Ethanjames concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ethanjames
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
20 11.4%
California share of Ethanjames's total US births 11.4%

20 of 175 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ethanjames?
175 babies have been named Ethanjames since 2000. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 12 births.
When was Ethanjames most popular?
Ethanjames was most popular in the 2010s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Ethanjames most popular?
The top states for the name Ethanjames are California (20 births).
How long has the name Ethanjames been used?
Ethanjames has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 24 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ethanjames?
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, 2000–2023 (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.