Meaning of the nameEthan

Ethan is a male name of Hebrew origin, from the biblical name Etan, which means 'firm, solid, enduring'.

Meaning

“firm, solid, enduring”

Source: Wiktionary: Ethan · Behind the Name: Ethan

People (2022): 2,511
Rank in Brazil: #4,404
Median age: 2 years
2010 Census: 90; people

Ethan in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ethan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (1,716 people).

39 women 2,472 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Ethan is most common

States with the highest share of people named Ethan in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	678	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	226	0.001%
Paraná	180	0.002%
Minas Gerais	172	0.001%
Santa Catarina	161	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	136	0.001%
Bahia	108	0.001%
Amazonas	92	0.002%
Pará	85	0.001%
Ceará	81	0.001%
Pernambuco	64	0.001%
Espírito Santo	60	0.002%
Maranhão	51	0.001%
Goiás	50	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	47	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	46	0.001%
Mato Grosso	43	0.001%
Distrito Federal	39	0.001%
Sergipe	34	0.002%
Paraíba	31	0.001%
Alagoas	30	0.001%
Rondônia	26	0.002%
Roraima	26	0.004%
Piauí	18	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Ethan

Wiktionary derives Ethan from Biblical Hebrew אֵיתָן (ʾêṯān), glossed as 'firmness, strong or long-lived'. Behind the Name defines it as 'solid, enduring, firm' and records the name in the Old Testament, where the best known is Etan the Ezrahite, traditionally identified as the author of Psalm 89. The spelling with TH is the English form of the name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,511 people named Ethan, with a median age of 2, the vast majority born from 2010 onward.

Sources

Wiktionary: Ethan · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Ethan · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Ethan

What does the name Ethan mean?

Ethan means “firm, solid, enduring”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Ethan in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,511 people with the first name Ethan, which ranks it number 4,404 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

Is Ethan a boy's or a girl's name?

Ethan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 39 women and 2,472 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Ethan?

Ethan is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ethan most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Ethan (161 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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