Girls' name · since 2003
Ethany
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 19 babies named Ethany, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #46,423 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 19
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
19 girls have been named Ethany since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ethany has 19 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2022.
- #46,423 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 19 born since 2003
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ethany ranks #46,423 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.
- #46,423 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 19
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ethany's 19 recorded births place it above 35.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ethany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ethany splits its recorded history at 2022: 26% of all births land in the more recent half, 74% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2022 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ethany popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2022
- Peak year (2003)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Ethany by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (14 births, 74% of the file).
2000s was Ethany's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Ethany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 14 births (74% of all-time use).
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- Ethany's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Ethany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2003–2022 (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 Ethany 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.