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How popular is the name Ethan?
Births per year, rank history and how many Ethans are alive today.
Ethan (male) is currently the 48th most popular boys' name in England and Wales, with 1,086 babies given the name in 2024. The name peaked in 2011, when 4,581 babies were given the name, the 11th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2003, with 3,924 babies given the name that year. It has declined since 2011; the 2024 figure is roughly 24% of its peak. Numbers have been falling in recent years. At least 77,000 babies have been named Ethan in England and Wales since 1996.
The Ethan you are most likely to meet is around 15 years old. Half of all Ethans born in England and Wales are between 12 and 23, and there are at least 81,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 23% chance that at least one of them will be called Ethan.
How many babies are named Ethan each year?
Where does Ethan rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Ethan most popular?
Ethan peaked in 2011, when 4,581 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Ethan?
At least 81,000 people named Ethan born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Ethan?
Most living Ethans are between 12 and 23; the most common age is about 15.
Is Ethan becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2011 peak.