How popular is the baby name Ethan in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Ethan.

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Popularity of the baby name Ethan


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Popular baby names in South Australia, 2015

According to preliminary data from South Australia’s Office of Births, Deaths and Marriages, the most popular baby names in South Australia in 2015 were Charlotte and Oliver.

Here are South Australia’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:

Girl namesBoy names
1. Charlotte, 113 baby girls
2. Amelia, 104
3. Olivia, 94
4. Scarlett, 89
5. Ava, 88
6. Sophie, 85
7. Chloe, 84
8. Mia, 80
9. Emily, 77 (tie)
10. Grace, 77 (tie)		1. Oliver, 176 baby boys
2. William, 128
3. Jack, 120
4. Noah, 118
5. Charlie, 97 (tie)
5. Lucas, 97 (tie)
7. Thomas, 93
8. Liam, 82
9. Ethan, 81
10. James, 78

Scarlett replaced Isabella in the girls’ top 10.

Thomas and Ethan replaced Lachlan, Harrison and Max in the boys’ top 10.

Grace, ranked 2nd in 2014, has fallen to 10th.

Source: Popular Baby Names – Data.SA

Popular baby names in Victoria (Australia), 2015

According to the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, the most popular baby names in Victoria, Australia, in 2015 were Olivia and Oliver.

Here are Victoria’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Olivia, 393 baby girls
2. Charlotte, 352
3. Amelia, 338
4. Ava, 324
5. Mia, 283
6. Chloe, 281
7. Zoe, 268
8. Evie, 263
9. Sophie, 242
10. Emily, 237		1. Oliver, 527 baby boys
2. Jack, 415
3. William, 411
4. Thomas, 337
5. Noah, 320
6. Ethan, 305
7. James, 286
8. Lucas, 284
9. Max, 258
10. Charlie, 249

Zoe and Evie replaced Ella and Ruby in the girls’ top 10, and Max and Charlie replaced Mason and Alexander in the boys’ top 10.

Here are the 2014 rankings.

Source: Popular baby names in Victoria – Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria

Popular baby names in Nova Scotia (Canada), 2015

According to provisional data released yesterday by the Nova Scotia Registry of Vital Statistics, the most popular baby names in the province this year were Ava and Owen.

Here are Nova Scotia’s projected top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Ava
2. Olivia
3. Emma
4. Charlotte
5. Sadie
6. Abigail
7. Amelia, Emily, Scarlett & Sophia (4-way tie)
8. Audrey,
9. Chloe & Madison (tie)
10. Sophie		1. Owen
2. William
3. Liam
4. Benjamin
5. Oliver
6. Jack & Jacob (tie)
7. Hunter, Logan & Mason (3-way tie)
8. Noah
9. Carter
10. Ethan & Wyatt (tie)

In 2014, the top names were Emma and Liam.

Sources: Most Popular Baby Names in Nova Scotia in 2015, Nova Scotia Open Data

Popular baby names in New York City, 2014

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Last year, New York City welcomed 122,084 babies — 59,747 girls and 62,337 boys.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Sophia and Ethan, according to the New York City Department of Health.

Here are NYC’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2014:

Girl names

  1. Sophia, given to nearly 600 baby girls
  2. Isabella
  3. Olivia
  4. Mia
  5. Emma
  6. Emily
  7. Leah
  8. Ava
  9. Sofia
  10. Chloe

Boy names

  1. Ethan, given to more than 700 baby boys
  2. Jacob
  3. Liam
  4. Jayden
  5. Noah
  6. Daniel
  7. Michael
  8. Alexander
  9. David
  10. Matthew

Notably, Liam jumped from 10th place in 2013 to 3rd place in 2014.

Lucas, on the other hand, did not make the boys’ top 10 — despite the many Venmo “Lucas” ads in NYC.

The top baby names within specific ethnic/racial groups were…

Top girl namesTop boy names
Hispanic1. Isabella, 331
2. Sophia, 259
3. Mia, 255
4. Sofia, 199
5. Camila, 193		1. Liam, 312
2. Dylan, 292 (tie)
3. Jacob, 292 (tie)
4. Noah, 282
5. Jayden, 266
Asian and Pacific Islander1. Olivia, 141
2. Chloe, 111 (tie)
3. Sophia, 111 (tie)
4. Emma, 96
5. Emily, 92		1. Jayden, 187
2. Ethan, 179
3. Ryan, 164
4. Lucas, 139
5. Aiden, 135
White, non-Hispanic1. Olivia, 248
2. Esther, 233
3. Rachel, 228
4. Leah, 206
5. Emma, 205		1. Joseph, 300
2. David, 272
3. Michael, 268
4. Moshe, 267
5. Jacob, 256
Black, non-Hispanic1. Madison, 130
2. Ava, 78
3. Chloe, 68
4. Aaliyah, 67
5. Skylar, 63		1. Ethan, 138
2. Noah, 128
3. Aiden, 121 (tie)
4. Jayden, 121 (tie)
5. Elijah, 117

Among the names given to just 10 babies each in NYC last year were the girl names Lexie, Ruchel, and Ryleigh, and the boy names Dashiell, Jase, and Yidel.

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of New York (public domain)

[Latest update: Feb. 2026]