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Ethan
Say it: EE-thun
Meaning
From Hebrew Eitan 'firm, enduring, strong'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A rare Puritan name, it boomed in the US from the 1990s and was a top-ten name through the 2000s.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 446,752 babies given this name since 1882
- At its height in 2002, about 1 in 88 boys
- 9,473 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Ethen
| Hebrew | Eitan |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Etan |
Famous bearers
- Ethan Allen, American Revolutionary leader
- Ethan Hawke, US actor
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Colonial records of the Americas
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.