Boys' name · since 1998
Ethin
300 babies named Ethin in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,572 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 300
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ethin sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 300 recorded since 1998.
Ethin has 300 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1998 to 2019.
- #10,572 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 300 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ethin ranks #10,572 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 300 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,572 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 300
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ethin's 300 recorded births place it above 76.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ethin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ethin splits its recorded history at 2008: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ethin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2019
- Peak year (2006)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Ethin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (202 births, 67% of the file).
2000s was Ethin's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Ethin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
202 births
- 2010s 80
2010s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 202 births (67% of all-time use).
Ethin by state
Where Ethin concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 6 | 2.0% |
7 of 300 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Ethin's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (202 total births) through the 2010s (80) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ethins (7 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 Ethin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1998–2019 (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 Ethin 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.