Is Ethen a boy or girl name?

Ethen is a boy’s name. Of the 3,858 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Ethen

Recorded 1917–2025 · United States

Ethen was most popular in 2009, when 233 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,958 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,858 people named Ethen.

Ethen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ethen’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ethen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ethen is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,858 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ethen

Where Ethen is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org