Boys' name · since 2011
Eames
Eames has 158 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,409 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,366 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 158
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eames currently ranks #10366 among boys' names in America, with 158 babies recorded since 2011.
Social Security Administration records show Eames recorded 158 times among boys since 2011, holding rank #10366 nationally today, ahead of 26% 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 2011 to 2025.
- #14,409 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,366 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 158 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eames ranks #14,409 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,366 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 158 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,409 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,366 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 158
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eames's 158 recorded births place it above 68.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Eames compares
158 34th 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
Eames's all-time total is 57% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eames | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 158 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eames's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eames splits its recorded history at 2018: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eames popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Eames by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (97 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Eames's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Eames births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
97 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 97 births (61% of all-time use).
Eames by state
Where Eames concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.2% |
5 of 158 births nationwide.
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What to do with Eames's data
- Eames's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (97 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Eamess (5 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 Eames: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~14 yrs)
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, 2011–2025 (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 Eames 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.