How popular is the name Etienne?

1,632 US babies were named Etienne between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2009.

What careers are people named Etienne over-represented in?

Among notable men who are businesspeople, Etiennes show up 2.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Etienne

Q: How common is the spelling Etienne?

The most common spelling: 78% of Etiennes use it.

Etienne. 1,632 US babies since 1940, peak 2009. Notable Etiennes are 2.3× over-represented as businesspeople.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2009

1,632 US babies were named Etienne between 1940 and 2025.

Etienne around the world

France: 85,845 babies since 1900, peak 1996, No. 404 in 2025
Belgium: 210 babies since 1995, peak 1997, No. 1,030 in 2025
England & Wales: 698 babies since 1996, peak 2014, No. 1,066 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Etiennes end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	1.0×	Medium · 18 people
Politician	0.9×	Medium · 15 people
Businessperson	2.3×	Medium · 12 people
Professor	1.1×	Medium · 10 people

Among notable men who are businesspeople, Etiennes show up 2.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

One more thing…

Etiennes are 1.4× more likely than expected to be basketball players.

The surprise career: Medium confidence · 10 notable people.

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Other spellings

The most common spelling: 78% of Etiennes use it

Etienne 78%
Etan 15%
Ehtan 7%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2009)