Boys' name · since 2006
Aithan
Aithan has 304 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,491 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,077 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 304
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
304 babies have been named Aithan since 2006, making it today's #3077 boys' name.
Aithan has 304 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3077 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #10,491 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,077 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 304 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aithan ranks #10,491 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,077 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 304 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,491 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,077 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 304
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aithan's 304 recorded births place it above 76.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aithan compares
304 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aithan's all-time total is 18% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aithan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 304 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aithan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aithan's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aithan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Aithan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (157 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Aithan's strongest decade.
157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Aithan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
129 births
- 2020s
2020s
157 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 157 births (52% of all-time use).
Aithan by state
Where Aithan concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 22 | 7.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.6% |
29 of 304 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- California records the most Aithans (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aithan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2006–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aithan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.