Meaning 
The name Ethan has the following meaning: One who is firm and steadfast. It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Pronunciation  The name Ethan is pronounced as ee-thun
Origins 
Related names  The following names are baby names related to Ethan and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Ethan: Boys - Messiah, Oren, Reuben, Semaj, Zeb, Zebediah, Girls - Amaris, Besse, Danita, Ivah, Jalisa, Nila, Orpha, Samantha, Samara, Sherryl, Both genders - Joseph
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Ethan: Eitan, Eithan, Eithen, Eithin, Eithon, Eithun, Eithyn, Etan, Ethen (Hebrew), Ethin, Ethon, Ethun, Ethyn, Eytan, EythanNicknames  Common nicknames for the name Ethan are: Than
Style 
We think the name Ethan should fall under the following style category: Biblical. See other Biblical boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Ethan to be: An intelligent and well to do personIn one word, you might describe Ethan as a(n) " intelligent" person. See other "intelligent" names for boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Ethan is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 9 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Ethan rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 1 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 2 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Ethan in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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