How Many People Are Named Ethon?
An estimated 268 people in the United States have the first name Ethon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Ethon peaked in popularity in 2006 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ethon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ethon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
268
About 1 in 1,278,934 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2006
19 births
Total Registered
272
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ethon
Ethon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 272 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ethon as a male name
Ranked #12,738 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 2006 (19 births)
Ethon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ethon span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 134 babies were registered. While Ethon is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ethon by Decade
How has Ethon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ethon by State
Ethon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ethon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ethon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ethon?
We estimate approximately 268 people named Ethon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,278,934 Americans share this first name.
Is Ethon a common name?
Ethon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 272 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ethon most popular?
Ethon reached peak popularity in 2006, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ethon is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ethon a male name?
Ethon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ethon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ethon Smith, Ethon Johnson, Ethon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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