Fun Facts About the Name Etienne
- More than 1 thousand babies named Etienne: U.S. records list 1,711 babies given the name Etienne from 1880 through 2025. Even 91 girls received the name Etienne - about 1 girl for every 18 boys.
What Does the Name Etienne Mean?
Étienne is the French form of Stephen. It comes from the Greek name Stephanos (Στέφανος), which means 'crown' or 'garland.' The Greek word referred to a wreath or crown given as a prize or mark of honor. The Latin form was Stephanus, which passed into Old French as Estienne and later became the modern French Étienne. The meaning is literal: a crown or wreath.
Etienne Name History & Origins
The name Étienne developed from the Greek Stephanos through Latin Stephanus and Old French Estienne. Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr, bore the Greek name, and devotion to him helped spread the name across Christian Europe. In France, the name was used in the Middle Ages and has been borne by several notable figures, including Étienne Marcel, a 14th-century provost of Paris, and Étienne de La Boétie, a 16th-century writer. The feminine form Étiennette also exists. The name remains in use in French-speaking regions and among people of French descent. In English-speaking contexts, it is sometimes used without the accent as Etienne.
How Popular is the Name Etienne?
Etienne has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2006. Its best rank was #1,190 in 1902.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #16,052 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #15,848 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #12,826 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #13,192 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #11,657 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #16,128 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #14,902 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #10,934 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #12,272 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #10,558 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #12,395 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #11,871 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #11,492 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #8,619 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #7,996 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,977 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2024 | #3,900 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2023 | #4,787 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #4,756 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #3,200 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2020 | #3,950 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #3,742 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2018 | #3,730 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2017 | #3,808 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2016 | #3,462 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2015 | #5,121 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2014 | #3,717 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2013 | #3,359 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2012 | #3,402 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2011 | #4,140 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2010 | #3,260 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2009 | #3,006 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 2008 | #3,509 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 2007 | #3,209 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 2006 | #2,710 | 43 | 0.0021% |
| 2005 | #3,037 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 2004 | #3,310 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2003 | #2,691 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2002 | #3,291 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2001 | #2,539 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2000 | #3,569 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1999 | #2,893 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1998 | #2,471 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1997 | #2,472 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1996 | #3,143 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1995 | #2,866 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1994 | #2,138 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1993 | #2,806 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1992 | #3,142 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1991 | #2,857 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1990 | #3,661 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #3,128 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1988 | #3,407 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #2,499 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1986 | #3,314 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #2,378 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1984 | #2,860 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1983 | #3,122 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #2,363 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1981 | #2,708 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1980 | #3,149 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #3,421 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1978 | #3,678 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #2,294 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1976 | #2,744 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1975 | #2,392 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1974 | #2,857 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #2,542 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1972 | #2,103 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1971 | #2,865 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #2,951 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #3,709 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #2,625 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1967 | #2,275 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1966 | #2,844 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #4,078 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #2,582 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #2,348 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #2,723 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #2,962 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #2,940 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #4,178 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #2,897 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #3,657 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,631 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #4,001 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1953 | #3,544 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #2,940 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #3,879 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #2,867 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #2,368 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1945 | #3,109 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1936 | #3,714 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #2,932 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1926 | #4,421 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #3,887 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1923 | #3,959 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #4,511 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1921 | #3,635 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #3,200 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1918 | #2,756 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1917 | #3,027 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1913 | #2,590 | 6 | 0.0012% |
| 1902 | #1,190 | 5 | 0.0041% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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