How Many People Are Named Ethyn?
An estimated 1,519 people in the United States have the first name Ethyn. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Ethyn peaked in popularity in 2010 with 110 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ethyn 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 Ethyn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ethyn is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,519
About 1 in 225,645 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2010
110 births
Total Registered
1,535
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ethyn
Ethyn is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,535 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ethyn as a male name
Ranked #7,021 in 2023
12 male births in 2023
Peak: 2010 (110 births)
Ethyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ethyn span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 681 babies were registered. Ethyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ethyn by Decade
How has Ethyn 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.
Ethyn by State
Birth registrations for Ethyn span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Indiana. The lowest are in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Minnesota. On average, about 25 Ethyns were registered per state.
Ethyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ethyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ethyn
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Ethyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ethyn?
We estimate approximately 1,519 people named Ethyn 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 225,645 Americans share this first name.
Is Ethyn a common name?
Ethyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,535 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ethyn most popular?
Ethyn reached peak popularity in 2010, when 110 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ethyn is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ethyn a male name?
Ethyn is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ethyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ethyn Smith, Ethyn Johnson, Ethyn 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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