Name
Ethan
Meaning
Ethan is a masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning “firm, enduring”.
Ethan comes from a Hebrew word meaning firm, enduring, and long-lived, attached in the Bible to Ethan the Ezrahite, a sage whose wisdom only Solomon surpassed. Revolutionary hero Ethan Allen planted it in American soil, and Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt has kept it running ever since.
Spent two decades in the US boys' top ten through the 2000s and 2010s.
Popularity in the United States
Boys
Ranked #24 in 2025 · peak #2 in 2010
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /EE-than/
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Questions
Ethan is a masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning “firm, enduring”. Ethan comes from a Hebrew word meaning firm, enduring, and long-lived, attached in the Bible to Ethan the Ezrahite, a sage whose wisdom only Solomon surpassed.
Ethan is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Spent two decades in the US boys' top ten through the 2000s and 2010s.
The name Ethan comes from Hebrew. Ethan comes from a Hebrew word meaning firm, enduring, and long-lived, attached in the Bible to Ethan the Ezrahite, a sage whose wisdom only Solomon surpassed. Revolutionary hero Ethan Allen planted it in American soil, and Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt has kept it running ever since.
Ethan is pronounced EE-than.
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