Boys' name · since 1917
Ethen
3,858 babies named Ethen in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,151 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,428 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,858
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ethen currently ranks #5428 among boys' names in America, with 3,858 babies recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Ethen recorded 3,858 times among boys since 1917, holding rank #5428 nationally today, ahead of 61% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #2,151 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,428 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,858 born since 1917
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ethen ranks #2,151 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,428 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,858 born since 1917, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,151 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,428 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,858
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ethen's 3,858 recorded births place it above 95.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ethen compares
3,858 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Ethen's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ethen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,858 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 233 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ethen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ethen splits its recorded history at 2001: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1929 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 233 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ethen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 233
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Ethen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,877 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Ethen's strongest decade.
1,877 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Ethen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s 60
1980s
60 births
- 1990s 563
1990s
563 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,877 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,149 births
- 2020s 154
2020s
154 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,877 births (49% of all-time use).
How Ethen 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 Ethen's total volume
Ethen by state
Where Ethen concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 441 | 11.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 370 | 9.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 136 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 133 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 93 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 80 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 77 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 74 | 1.9% |
441 of 3,858 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Ethen appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ethen's data
- Ethen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,877 total births); usage has since declined to 154 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ethens (441 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 Ethen: 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 (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Ethen 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.