Boys' name · since 1989
Ethon
272 babies named Ethon in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,189 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 272
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ethon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 272 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Ethon recorded 272 times among boys since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1989 to 2019.
- #11,189 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 272 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ethon ranks #11,189 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 272 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,189 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 272
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ethon's 272 recorded births place it above 75.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ethon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ethon splits its recorded history at 2003: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ethon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2019
- Peak year (2006)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Ethon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (134 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Ethon's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Ethon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
70 births
- 2000s
2000s
134 births
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 134 births (49% of all-time use).
Ethon by state
Where Ethon concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 272 births nationwide.
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- Ethon's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (134 total births) through the 2010s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ethons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Ethon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~30 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, 1989–2019 (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 Ethon 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.