Ethan Reed
There are approximately 425 people named Ethan Reed living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 806,481 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ethan with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Reed. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
425
1 in 806,481
Named Ethan
473K
Alive today
Named Reed
308K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 473K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2004
Average age: 19
Top Census group: White (65.8%)
Estimated bearers: 308K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #75
Per 100K: 89.86
Top ancestry: White (68.5%)
First name trend
Ethan: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ethan. The peak year was 2004 with 22,336 births. The average person named Ethan today is 19 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ethan
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Ethan, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 65.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ethan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Ethan at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White65.8% · 264,985
- Hispanic or Latino15.9% · 64,044
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.9% · 27,671
- Two or more races5.8% · 23,505
- Black or African American4.9% · 19,840
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 2,966
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Reed surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Reed, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 68.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Reed described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Reed at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White68.5% · 184,098
- Black or African American21.9% · 58,771
- Two or more races4.7% · 12,598
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 8,759
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 2,556
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 1,802
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Ethan has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1379% of the US population, based on 472,697 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Ethan right now.
The surname Reed appears at a rate of 89.86 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0899%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 425 people with the full name Ethan Reed. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Ethan Reed: questions and answers
How many people are named Ethan Reed?
We estimate approximately 425 people in the United States share the full name Ethan Reed. That works out to about 1 in 806,481 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1379%) with the surname frequency (89.86 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Ethan Reed?
We classify Ethan Reed as "Very Rare". About 1 in 806,481 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Ethan a male or female name?
Ethan is predominantly male. Out of 480,199 total SSA registrations, 99.8% were male and 0.2% were female. See the full Ethan profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Ethan Reed?
Want to know how common the name Ethan Reed is? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.