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Ethan is a given name used predominantly for boys. There have been 480,199 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 479,451 as boys and 748 as girls. Ethan gained popularity in the 1980s, peaked in 2004 and has since declined in popularity.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	8,179
2023	7,809
2022	8,318
2021	8,870
2020	9,560
2019	11,320
2018	11,942
2017	12,487
2016	13,868
2015	15,117
2014	15,767
2013	16,276
2012	17,716
2011	16,718
2010	18,036
2009	19,879
2008	20,257
2007	21,056
2006	20,548
2005	21,354
2004	22,336
2003	21,390
2002	22,149
2001	17,983
2000	15,246
1999	11,461
1998	10,550
1997	7,818
1996	5,860
1995	4,944
1994	4,181
1993	4,172
1992	4,918
1991	6,144
1990	7,006
1989	4,069
1988	895
1987	656
1986	608
1985	670
1984	734
1983	740
1982	715
1981	735
1980	708
1979	706
1978	629
1977	673
1976	563
1975	542
1974	524
1973	519
1972	513
1971	365
1970	268
1969	218
1968	170
1967	187
1966	169
1965	183
1964	202
1963	135
1962	132
1961	114
1960	94
1959	84
1958	73
1957	65
1956	62
1955	53
1954	64
1953	43
1952	52
1951	32
1950	26
1949	29
1948	29
1947	26
1946	27
1945	21
1944	28
1943	31
1942	21
1941	25
1940	17
1939	33
1938	20
1937	18
1936	23
1935	25
1934	20
1933	23
1932	19
1931	25
1930	19
1929	18
1928	25
1927	27
1926	27
1925	17
1924	14
1923	21
1922	27
1921	26
1920	31
1919	28
1918	25
1917	20
1916	23
1915	27
1914	25
1913	13
1912	16
1911	7
1909	6
1908	5
1901	6
1898	7
1896	9
1893	9
1891	6
1887	7
1886	6
1884	10
1882	7