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Baby name
Ethan
Boy
Origin of the name
Ethan comes from the Hebrew Etan, often translated as “solid, enduring.” It is the name of a wise man in the Bible.
Short-lived name
487,389births since 1880
2000sgeneration
No. 5rank at its peak, in 2004
Where babies named Ethan are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Ethan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Ethan is most common in Nevada (1.8 times), Utah (1.6) and Alaska (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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