Ethan

Meaning and origin of Ethan

Popularity of Ethan in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2012.
• Over recent years, Ethan has been falling (−8.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ethan every 1.7 schools, all spellings combined.

Ethan in English-speaking countries

Ethan ranks 9^th in British Columbia (Canada), 13^th in Ontario (Canada) and 23^rd in United States, against 28^th in France.

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  9^th boys’ name415 babies in 3 years1 boy in 107−4.6% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  13^th boys’ name1,231 babies in 3 years1 boy in 138−6.8% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  33^rd boys’ name172 babies in 3 years1 boy in 148−6.8% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  28^th boys’ name308 babies in 3 years1 boy in 160−6.6% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  50^th boys’ name334 babies in 3 years1 boy in 215−4.7% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  23^rd boys’ name23,863 babies in 3 years1 boy in 215−5.5% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  51^st boys’ name273 babies in 3 years1 boy in 220−9% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  50^th boys’ name3,201 babies in 3 years1 boy in 258−8% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Ethan and Éthan are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Éthan300
• Ethann95
• Etan15
• Etann10
• Étan10
• Éthann5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Ethan

• Eden
• Nathan
• Noé
• Aaron
• Imran
• Mathis
• Evan
• Isaac
• Noa
• Eliott
• Adam
• Simon

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin
• 28^thTop 100 French boy names