Ethan: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced EE-thuhn · 2 syllables

Ethan means “strong, enduring”, from Hebrew.

From Biblical Hebrew (etan, literally “firmness, strong, or long-lived”).

How popular is Ethan?

Ethan was the #24 name in the US in 2025, given to 7,859 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 50% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Babies named Ethan in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2000).

Most popular in Maryland (#7), New York (#10).

Half of US adults named Ethan are older than 24; most are between 18 and 38. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Ethan have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Ethan means “strong, enduring”. It comes from Hebrew.

Ethan is pronounced EE-thuhn.

Ethan was the #24 name in the US in 2025, given to 7,859 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 50% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Half of US adults named Ethan are older than 24. Most are between 18 and 38.