Etienne is a distinctive choice, ranked #1066 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Etienne in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1066
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About the Name Etienne
Etienne is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 88 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #850 in 2005 โ and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Etienne is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Etienne in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Etienne
Ronald Etienne โ Ronald Richard Etienne is a West Indian cricketer who has played first-class and List A cricket for the Windward Islands.
Travis Etienne โ Travis Etienne Jr. is an American professional football running back for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL).
Clifford Etienne โ Clifford Etienne is an American former professional boxer and convicted robber, who is currently serving a 105-year prison sentence without the possibility of parole.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Etienne
Unlikely. With around 28 UK babies named Etienne per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Etienne in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Etienne is rising: up 482 places since 2020, to #1,066 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #805 in 2014.
Etienne is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Etienne include: Ronald Etienne, Travis Etienne and Clifford Etienne. Short summaries for each appear below.
Etienne does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Etiennes in the wild.
28
UK babies named Etienne (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 482 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Etienne
Almost certainly the only Etienne in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Clifford Etienne is an American former professional boxer and convicted robber, who is currently serving a 105-year prison sentence without the possibility of parole.
Tyson Etienne is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League.
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