Masculine dossier · first seen 1882

Ethan

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ethan
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2004

Peak era

2004

Peak rank proxy

22,210

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Gen Z

1882Peak 20042024

Peak year

2004

Decline from peak

63.2%

2024

8,170

All-time

479,451

Ethan is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2004, when 22,210 boys were named Ethan.

In 2024, only 8,170 boys were given the name.

Down 63.2% from its peak.

All told, about 479,451 Americans have been named Ethan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2004

200422,210 boys named Ethan

20248,170 boys named Ethan

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