Ethanjacob
A compound masculine name combining the Hebrew "Ethan" meaning "firm" and "Jacob" meaning "supplanter".
Name Census estimates that about 43 living Americans carry the first name Ethanjacob. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ethanjacob today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ethanjacob births was 2010 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ethanjacob. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Ethanjacob. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
43
~ 1 in 7,971,031 Americans
Peak year
2010
10 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2015 SSA rank
#9,873
Tracked since 2006
Popularity
Ethanjacob: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ethanjacob from the 2000s through to the 2010s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 27 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ethanjacob by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ethanjacob during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ethanjacobs live
Origin
Meaning and history of Ethanjacob
The name Ethanjacob is a modern compound name that combines the Hebrew names Ethan and Jacob. It does not have a direct origin from any particular language or culture.
The first part, Ethan, is derived from the Hebrew name אֵיתָן (Etan), meaning "solid" or "enduring". It is a name that has been used since ancient times by the Jewish people. The earliest recorded example of the name Ethan can be found in the Old Testament, where it refers to a wise man during the time of King Solomon (around 900 BC).
Jacob, the second part of the name, is also a Hebrew name יַעֲקֹב (Ya'aqov), meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows". It is a prominent name in the Bible, as it was the name given to the patriarch Jacob, the son of Isaac and Rebecca. The name Jacob has been used continuously throughout Jewish history and has also been adopted in various forms in other cultures.
While the compound name Ethanjacob is relatively modern, its components have a rich historical background. Some notable figures with the name Ethan include Ethan Allen, an American Revolutionary War patriot and leader of the Green Mountain Boys (1738-1789), and Ethan Hawke, an American actor and director (born 1970).
As for Jacob, it has been a popular name throughout history, with many notable figures bearing it. These include Jacob van Artevelde, a Flemish statesman and political leader (c. 1290-1345), Jacob Grimm, the German philologist and one of the Brothers Grimm (1785-1863), and Jacob Zuma, the former President of South Africa (born 1942).
Other historical figures with the name Jacob include Jacob Jordaens, a Flemish Baroque painter (1593-1678), Jacob Burckhardt, a Swiss historian of art and culture (1818-1897), and Jacob Epstein, an American-British sculptor (1880-1959).
While the combination of Ethan and Jacob into the compound name Ethanjacob is a relatively modern phenomenon, it draws from the rich historical and cultural significance of its constituent names, which have been used for centuries in various contexts.
People
Ethanjacob + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ethanjacob as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ethanjacob: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ethanjacob?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 43 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ethanjacob going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 7,971,031 US residents.
Is Ethanjacob a common name?
We classify Ethanjacob as "Very Rare". It ranks above 52.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 43 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ethanjacob most popular?
The single biggest year for Ethanjacob was 2010, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ethanjacob is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ethanjacob in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ethanjacob a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ethanjacob in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ethanjacob still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ethanjacob in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ethanjacob can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How common is the name Ethanjacob?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Ethanjacob on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.