| Gender | 🧑 Boy |
| Pronunciation | 📣 \e-than\ |
| Number in U.S | 👶 437,000 |
| Rate in 2021 | 22 |
| Numerology | 🔢 3 |
| Name origin | 🌍 Hebrew |
The name Ethan meanings and origins
The name “ Ethan “ is one of the names that has been a popular choice for families
Ethan as a boys' name is pronounced EE-than. It is of Hebrew ori
. Also this name can have different meanings in different areas.
Popularity of the name Ethan
If you are considering the name “ Ethan “ you should note that the name is the 34th most common baby boy’s name in Montana based on the data given by reliable American resources in the year 2016 in the United states of America.
For instance, imagine that about 26 newborn babies were named “ Ethan “ in Montana in the year 2016. Also a total of 13 thousand newborn babies bear the same first name as your baby in the year 2016. From the year 1880 to the year 2000, the highest recorded use of the name “ Ethan “ is relayed to the year 2004 with a total of 22 thousand newborn babies.
Since the year 1880, this name was recorded 400 thousand times in the SSA public database. The name “ Ethan “ appeared in the year 1882 for the first time and about 7 babies were given the name “ Ethan “. It became a popular choice in the year 1989 with a tank of 87 nationwide and was registered 4 thousand times as a baby boy’s name.
The name “ Ethan “ became a popular name in the state of Montana in the year 2002. It ranked 1 with 79 newborn babies for this name was in the hear 2008 in the state of California with 2000 baby boys. This name is a consistent top ranking boy’s name in the state of Vermont for about 45 consecutive years. For the past 70 years, the masculine name was recorded 400 thousand times in the SSA database.
The name Ethan did not show up on the American popularity graphs until the 1950's. By the 1980's it was still only enjoying moderate to low success in terms of popularity. Then BAM! In 1989, everything changed. The name jumped 176 places on the chart and hit the Top 100. By 2002, the name Ethan entered the Top 10 and hasn't looked back. What exactly happened in 1989 to so abruptly change this name's favorability?
Personality of the name Ethan
Here we have the letter analysis of the name “ Ethan “
E is for endear, all those that you touch
T is for tender, loving nature
H is for handy, the helpful you
A is for abundant, your cheer knows no bounds
N is for natural, the genuine side of you
If you are considering a nickname for a baby named “ Ethan “, you can select the reversed form of the main form of the name “ Ethan “ as well. Actually name can be heart’s desire and destiny. And also the true meaning of the name “ Ethan “ might not be described in just a few sentences and words.
Famous people named Ethan
Ethan Albright who is an American football player
Ethan Allen for multiple people
Ethan Ampadu who is a British footballer
Ethan Allen Andrews, multiple people
Similar names to the name Ethan
Elizabeth, Eden, Earl and Edgar
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just turned 18 and going to college. He is a ray of sunshine in our lives.
I'must be the only one that cant STAND it, what a horrid sounding name
Born in 1972, for the first 35 years of my life I'met only one other person named Ethan (in 1983). Alone, but unique. Then, all of a sudden, for some reason, it became popular. It used to be when my name was uttered, I was being spoken'to. Not any more. Last year, my name was called in the Doctor's office, but they called for someone else. "Sorry sir, not you." Weird feeling.
I named my son Ethan 4 years ago...never actually knowing an Ethan. I thought it was unique and then all of a sudden everyone is naming their son Ethan. I feel bad for when he'starts school and there's 7 Ethan's in his class. If I have another child, their name will not be a common one.
My amazing boyfriend's name is James Ethan. He goes by Ethan though. He's an amazing boy. So strong willed and smart and an over all good guy. I've always loved the name Ethan. It will be a part of my future sons name for sure.
We named our youngest son Dallin. We really like it, but no one ever pronounces it correctly or has ever heard of it. That's o.k though, we still like it.
I think Ethan is a great name the girls like it and no one has a problem with it. plus it rules
i like the name Ethan Alexander. i think it's really cute. it flows nicely together.
Ethan is one of those timeless names where It'sounds cute for a baby, and strong for an adult. Best name in the world!
my little 6 year old brother is named ethan. we were debating between'the name ethan and the name logan and we all ended up agreeing on ethan. the name really says "bold" and thats my little bro. hes so energetic and fun and hyper 24/7. even'though im 12 and hes 6 he acts so much closer 2 my age and hes really mature 4 his age.
My son is 21 and in 2003 there were very few boys in our area of Connecticut with the name Ethan. Now to our surprise we meet young men over 19 named Ethan all the time. Strong name.
At first ETHAN was going to be named after his father Sergio and a old friend brought up the name Ethan, i look it up and meant Strong, Bold, etc.... I didnt think to change our son's name. But when my water broke @ only 7 months and 4lbs he was a Strong 7 month old baby boy i just push out our son, his father look at me and ask "What would u like to name our son?" I said ETHAN and looking into each others eyes as our healthy son was in the background crying at that very moment we both exactly knew that Ethan was a perfect fit and to this day 9-5-2008 Ethan is now 6 years old playing baseball strong and healthy as he can be=-] I LOVE THE NAME ETHAN!!!!!!!!!!
Makes me think of ether - anaesthetic. Looks ugly written down. Sorry.
This spellng of the name reminds me of those round Brenon crackers. I like the'spelling B-r-e-n-n-e-n.
I was born in 1995 and my mom and dad were originally going to name me Ethan, but they decided on Brian, after a close family friend. So, my wife and I named our son Ethan Malachi, for my mom. We love the name, and he's the only one in our town with that name (we live in a very small, very rural northern CA town where everyone knows everyone!). he's 2 1/2 now and we're expecting our 2nd child in July (again! Ethan's birthday is the 25th). So yeah...we love it! Brian, Danielle and Ethan Oh, and "Annelise Selah" (if we have a girl) or "Ezra or Ezekiel or Micah or Noah Maddox or Derringer" (if we have a boy)
it is v hard to name a boy..there is an Ethan in my family, always thought it was ok, but as i studied boys names, it just seemed so meaningful and suitable 4 any age, so 4 our 2 month old baby his name is...u guessed it Ethan!! v uncommon around me area in the UK at mo xxx love it xxx a strong name 4 our physically strong baby xx
I was born in 2000. Growing up, when it was not as popular, people constantly mispronounced or misspelled my name wrong, especially teache's at school. These frustrations don't change the fact that I am very proud of my name.
im ethan, and people never mispernounce my name, im 11 about to be 12. being ethan is a trouble maker's name.
This is my name, I often hear that it is a pretty name. It is always spelled wrong, normally Kenisha. I have not really had a problem with people pronouncing it wrong, unless they are from another country. Lately I have met alot of people with the name Ka-Ni-sha, but with a different spelling.
Ethan is my son's name. It is a good strong name. My husband named him. There is usually another Ethan wherever we take him but that is okay.
I named my 2nd son Ethan after the character from the popular TV show Mission Impossible and Tom Cruise movies, Ethan Hunt. The funny thing is after watching Mission Impossible 3, I found out Ethan Hunt's middle name is Matthew, and that's what I gave my son as his middle name.. a coincidence really. But I also looked up the meaning of the name, and it was a no brainer. It also sounds manly, tough, smart and cunning to me and my wife. We're glad the name is becoming more and more popular...
to name our baby like halle barry n I look up diff ways to spell it n I fell n love with HAYLEIGH n come to find out its not HALLE ugh now we have to change it on her birth cer im so mad at my self
my sons nick name is Ethan his full birth name is ethaniel i havent meet anyone else with his name. everyone always thinks his name is nathaniel but its said ethan with an iel at the end lol
The name is said Ah-My-Ah. I found this name and the meaning so beautiful I named my 2 year old Amaya and had no clue it was so popular!
he is hawt and sweet and hilarious but just an awesome friend! go Ethan's out there especially my Ethan from da middle of nowhere with his awesome personality!! YAY!
I picked the name because of its meaning, "fI'm, srong, stren'th" and it was uncommon. That being said, it has been a number one name used for baby boy born in BC for the past few years. Nevetheless, I still love the name. In the Bible, God's names represent His characters. Since Ethan was born, it has been my prayer that as he follows God, he "can do anything with the'stren'th of the Lord" in his life for the glory of the Lord. Ethan, an awesome name!!!
i could not choose a name for my son for the life of me! i was on my way home from a dr.s appt and we were stuck in slow phoenix traffic.. i was chatting with grandma and we were behind an ethan allen truck and she looked at me and said omg thats perfect. i love the name ethan. my ethan is 8 years old now. frederick was after my grandfather he was the greatest man to walk the world in my eyes. but ethan is a nice strong manly but not too preppy
i've only begun to appreciate my name in the recent years. Everyone has always told me that the name fits every aspect of my life. The girls love the name, they say it is a masculine name. Through out my whole life ive only met one person with my name. It has been great being the only person that can say that their name fits them and very unique.
I named my son Ethan in 2005 from the western TV series Paradise from 2000 - 2003 where Ethan Cord was played by actor Lee Horsely. His character made the name'seem like such a strong, handsome name. My son says he likes his name.
My second sons name is Ethan, in 2010 it was not a popular name it was different but not too unusual. We had never met another Ethan till years after he was born. We love the name.
My husband I chose the name Ethan after contemplating for months over names. We both agreed on Ethan because to us It'sounds like a cute name for a baby and a strong name for a man. When we found out it meant stren'th we knew this was exactly what we were looking for. I never knew any Ethan's growing up and thought it was an uncommon name. I later found out after naming our 1 and 1/2 year old Ethan that it is becoming popular. However, this does not make us feel like we chose a bad name. We feel flattered to know that other's have found the'same beauty and stren'th in it that we did. We don't feel it makes our son less "special" because his name is not made up or one of a kind! We get compliments on our son's name all the time and I am happy we gave him a strong name to carry with him through life.
I name my first son Ethan Shane and I still love the name. I get a lot of great comments regarding it.
my boyfriend's name is Ethan and I lovee him oh so much!!!!!!
Ethan is a strong hansome name Karl and i fell in love with that name as soon as we heard it. When my hubby was a young man he watched 90210 and his favourite charecter was Ethan and since then he made up his mind that his son will be called Ethan. When Karl told me about the name a straight away i said yes. Ethan is now 8 and strong and good looking. His name is Ethan Zac Court. ETHAN !!!!!!!!
my son's name is Ethan It's a biblical name meaning everlasting stren'th and live long .ohh boy he is strong, healthy and the name'says it all.l love It'so much and l feel that if l have another boy l will call him Nathan as it has same meaning.
I named my son Ethan on 2002, it is the name of a character that John Wayne played in the'searche's. He also named his youngest son Ethan, he played his grandson in the movie Big Jake. LI'm Neeson also played character named Ethan in the movie Ethan Fromme. Sadly my son passed away just hours after he was born, I still miss him.
We named our first son Kai and think it is a real nice name that is a bit unusual
My Ethan will be 28 this month:) I also love the name!