Given name
Eitan
“firmness”·“long-lived”
Eitan is a variant of Ethan. Traditional Hebrew interpretations include “firmness” and “long-lived,” both suggesting endurance.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eitan is a variant of Ethan. Traditional Hebrew interpretations include “firmness” and “long-lived,” both suggesting endurance.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Eitan is a variant of Ethan. Ethan has Hebrew roots and occurs in the biblical tradition as well as later English-language use.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Jewish use, Eitan is used as a form of Ethan. Eitan is a variant of Ethan. The shared background comes through Ethan: Ethan’s meaning belongs to its Hebrew background. The modern Hebrew forms Eitan and Etan reflect the same name in different spellings.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Eitan is a variant of Ethan. The history of Ethan gives this family its wider story. The biblical Ethan the Ezrahite is described as a wise man. In American history, Ethan Allen, a leader of the Green Mountain Boys during the Revolution, gave the name another widely known bearer.
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Eitan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,844
- 2,844 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 256 babies
- 2025
- 256
- #921 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +82%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 256 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 921 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 82.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (31). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,009 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Eitan’s family of names
Eitan has a related form in Ethan. Eitan is a form of Ethan. In English usage, Eitan was borrowed from the Hebrew form איתן.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Eitan
- Eitan LivniIsraeli politician (1919–1991)
- Eitan CabelIsraeli politicianborn 1959
- Ethan AzoulayIsraeli association footballerborn 2002
- Eitan BroshiIsraeli politicianborn 1950
- Eitan Ben EliyahuIsraeli generalborn 1944
- Eitan Na'ehIsraeli diplomat1963–2026
- Eitan GinzburgIsraeli politicianborn 1977
- Eitan HaberIsraeli businessman (1940-2020)
- Eitan TchernovIsraeli palaeontologist1935–2002
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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