Total births
96
Boys' name · since 1981
Eagle
96 babies named Eagle in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12780
- among boys today
- 96
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 11%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Eagle is the #12780 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 96 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Eagle recorded 96 times among boys since 1981, holding rank #12780 nationally today, ahead of 11% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2024.
- #12780 among boys today
- 96 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
- 11% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Eagle is currently the #12780 boys' name in America, more common than 11% of boys - 96 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12780
- among boys today
- 96
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 11%
- more common than other boys
Eagle vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#12780
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 11% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Eagle was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
10 babies were named Eagle in 2011 - its busiest year on record.
How Eagle compares
96 25th percentile among 14,294 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
Eagle's all-time total is 74% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eagle | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 96 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 23 | 22,252 |
Eagle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eagle's full recorded timeline at 2011, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eagle at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2011
Current rank
#12,780
Active since
1981
Eagle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2024
- Peak year (2011)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Eagle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Eagle's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Eagle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 49 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Eagle? ▼
Eagle has been given to 96 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #12780 as of the latest data. 10 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
When was Eagle most popular? ▼
Eagle was most popular in the 2010s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Eagle been used? ▼
Records for Eagle go back to 1981, giving 44 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Eagle? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eagan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Eagle's data
- Eagle's decade-level peak was the 2010s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1981–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Eagle: #12780 Boys' Name - 96 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/eagle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Eagle 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 June 2026.