Recorded 2003–2022 Girls' name Peak 2003 19 births

Ethany — girls' name

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

2000s142020s5
2000s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Ethany was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

14 babies were named Ethany in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ethany

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Ethany between 2003 and 2022, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ethany currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ethany performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ethany shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ethany 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 19 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.

Ethany at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

19

Since 2003

20 years of records

Peak year

2003

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2003

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2022

Ethany popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2003

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2003)
14
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
46810121416 20222003 14

Ethany by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
14 births that decade — 74% of Ethany's all-time total
2000s142020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ethany?
19 babies have been named Ethany since 2003. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2003 with 14 births.
When was Ethany most popular?
Ethany was most popular in the 2000s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Ethany been used?
Ethany has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 20 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Ethany?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ethel, Ethelyn, Ethyl, Ethelene, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2003–2022 (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.