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Ethen

100% boys · 17 born in 2025

Ethen has been given to about 3,858 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,699
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ethen per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 233
  • Born in 202517
  • All time3,858
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Ethen?

Its best year was 2009, when 233 babies were given the name, ranking 894th. The typical living American called Ethen is about 19 years old today.

Names that sound like Ethen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ethan0.71
  2. Eden0.70
  3. Efren0.70
  4. Elden0.70
  5. Nathen0.68
  6. Stephen0.64
  7. Steven0.62
  8. Cohen0.62

Middle names for Ethen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ethen Paul0.77
  2. Ethen John0.77
  3. Ethen Blake0.76
  4. Ethen Wade0.76
  5. Ethen Ross0.76
  6. Ethen Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Ethen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brayanbrother · 0.91
  2. Isabelasister · 0.89
  3. Dulcesister · 0.89
  4. Palomasister · 0.88
  5. Tracebrother · 0.88
  6. Misaelbrother · 0.87

Where Ethen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ethen Anderson0.77
    2. Ethen White0.72
    3. Ethen Moore0.72
    4. Ethen Hill0.72
    5. Ethen Hall0.72
    6. Ethen Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Ethen

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.