Is Ethyn a boy or girl name?

Ethyn is a boy’s name. Of the 1,541 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Ethyn

Recorded 1989–2025 · United States

Ethyn was most popular in 2010, when 110 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,292 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,541 people named Ethyn.

Ethyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ethyn’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ethyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ethyn is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,541 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 Ethyn

Where Ethyn 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