Ethen Boy
How popular is Ethen?
#5,397 boy name in 2025
17 baby boys were named Ethen in the US in 2025, making it the 5397th most popular boy name.
Ethen popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #5,397 for boys (▼ 1328 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 17 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-82% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,677 in 2015, #3,024 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (233 boys) |
| Highest rank | #883 in 2004 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ethen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ethan family of names ranked #29 for boys in 2025 (#26 the year before), with 7,882 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ethen is most popular
Babies named Ethen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
Ethen by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #3,544 |
| 1920s | 5 | #3,957 |
| 1940s | 6 | #3,315 |
| 1970s | 38 | #3,961 |
| 1980s | 60 | #1,826 |
| 1990s | 563 | #1,187 |
| 2000s | 1,877 | #883 |
| 2010s | 1,149 | #995 |
| 2020s | 154 | #3,024 |
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Questions
- Is Ethen a boy or girl name?
- Ethen is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ethen were boys.
- How popular is the name Ethen?
- 17 baby boys were named Ethen in the US in 2025, making it the 5397th most popular boy name.
- When was Ethen most popular?
- Ethen peaked in 2009, when 233 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #883 in 2004.
- How many people are named Ethen?
- 3,858 babies have been named Ethen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,785 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Ethen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ethen was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.