How Many People Are Named Etienne?
An estimated 1,537 people in the United States have the first name Etienne. It is predominantly male (94.6%). The average bearer is 29 years old, and Etienne peaked in popularity in 2009 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Etienne 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 Etienne paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,537
About 1 in 223,002 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.6% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2009
47 births
Total Registered
1,684
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Etienne
Etienne is predominantly male (94.6%), though 91 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Etienne as a male name
Ranked #3,900 in 2024
28 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (43 births)
Etienne as a female name
Ranked #16,052 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2003 (8 births)
Etienne: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Etienne span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 364 babies were registered. While Etienne is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Etienne by Decade
How has Etienne 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.
Etienne by State
Birth registrations for Etienne span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Louisiana, New York. The lowest are in Maryland, Texas, Florida. On average, about 47 Etiennes were registered per state.
Etienne + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Etienne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Etienne
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Etienne: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Etienne?
We estimate approximately 1,537 people named Etienne 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 223,002 Americans share this first name.
Is Etienne a common name?
Etienne is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,684 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Etienne most popular?
Etienne reached peak popularity in 2009, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Etienne is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Etienne a male name?
Etienne is predominantly male. 94.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Etienne Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Etienne Smith, Etienne Johnson, Etienne 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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