Boy’s name · Hebrew, American English

Eythan

How to say it: ETH-un · /ˈiθən/

Modern American respelling of Ethan (Hebrew 'strong, enduring') - alternate spelling with added Y.

Eythan was the 1,020th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 176 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 5.7-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #419 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,020for boys in 2025
1 in 18,216US babies
176born in 2025
#419projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Eythan
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,020
Babies born in 2025176
Share of births1 in 18,216
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×5.7
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#419
In France, 2025#1,110 among boys’ names, 10 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Fresh to the charts, Eythan owes nearly everything to the last forty years. The 2020s stand as its peak moment, and growth is expected to continue.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 50 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Eth offers a short form for a soft breathy sound with a biblical undertone. Greyson and Paxton share its contemporary pulse.

Nicknames

  • Eth
  • E

Other spellings

Honouring a Eythan in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Eythan is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Hebrew.

In France: #1,110 for boys in 2025.

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