Boys' name · since 1989
Ethyn
1,541 babies named Ethyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,880 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,097 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,541
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ethyn is the #11097 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,541 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Ethyn recorded 1,541 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #11097 nationally today, ahead of 20% 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 1989 to 2025.
- #3,880 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,097 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,541 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ethyn ranks #3,880 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,097 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,541 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,880 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,097 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,541
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ethyn's 1,541 recorded births place it above 91.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ethyn compares
1,541 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Ethyn's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ethyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,541 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 110 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ethyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ethyn splits its recorded history at 2009: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 110 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ethyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 110
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Ethyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (681 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Ethyn's strongest decade.
681 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Ethyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 93
1990s
93 births
- 2000s
2000s
681 births
- 2010s
2010s
681 births
- 2020s 81
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 681 births (44% of all-time use).
How Ethyn 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 Ethyn's total volume
Ethyn by state
Where Ethyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 122 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 108 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 27 | 1.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 24 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 21 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 21 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 13 | 0.8% |
122 of 1,541 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Ethyn appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ethyn's data
- Ethyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (681 total births); usage has since declined to 81 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ethyns (122 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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Names with a similar popularity rank to Ethyn
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ethyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Ethyn 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.