UK girl's name
Etain
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Etain is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Etain popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5669, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2003, with 3 births.
This profile covers 6 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2003 to 2022. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 29 living people in the UK are called Etain. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2023 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Etain ranked #5669 for girls in England and Wales in 2022, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2003, when 3 girls were registered as Etain.
- • Etain ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #407 in 2024.
- • About 29 living people in the UK are estimated to have Etain as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5669
2022
Births in 2022
3
Latest year
Peak year
2003
3 births
Estimated living
29
2026
Popularity
Etain over time
The chart below shows babies named Etain registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2003 to 2022. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Etain, the clearest high point is 2003. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2022, compared with 3 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Etain by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Etain was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5669 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #4373 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Etain is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Etain. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Etain ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #407 in 2024.
Across the UK
Etain in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#407 in 2024
7 years of NISRA records, 23 total registered
Related
Names similar to Etain
- Emily 121,621
- Ella 69,101
- Ellie 63,522
- Evie 52,944
- Emma 50,755
- Eleanor 40,576
- Elizabeth 39,225
- Erin 34,816
- Eva 29,738
- Evelyn 26,911
- Elsie 23,671
- Emilia 22,167
FAQ
Etain: questions and answers
How popular is the name Etain in the UK right now?
In 2022, Etain was ranked #5669 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Etain most popular?
The peak year on record was 2003, with 3 babies registered as Etain in England and Wales.
How many people are called Etain in the UK?
A total of 6 babies have been registered as Etain across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 23 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Etain most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Etain ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #407 in 2024. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.