Ean — #1371 US boys' name
6,473 babies named Ean in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 90% of names given to boys today.
34% of everyone ever named Ean was born in this single decade.
289 babies were named Ean in 2007 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Ean
The Social Security Administration has registered 6,473 babies named Ean between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ean currently holds the #1371 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 289 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Ean performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,191 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 570 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ean in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Ean in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 6,473 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Ean at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Ean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968
- Peak year (2007)
- 289
- Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
Currently ranks #1371 among boys.
6,473 total births across 57 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2007 with 289 births in a single year.
Ean by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 2,191 births that decade — 34% of Ean's all-time total
Ean decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,191 births
- Runner-up 2,178 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Ean's strongest decade
2,191 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 34% of all-time use.
Ean by state
Where Ean concentrates geographically — total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 570 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 522 | 8.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 433 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 284 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 239 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 225 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 208 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 146 | 2.3% |
570 of 6,473 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 8.8% of nationwide
- Texas 8.1% of nationwide
- New York 6.7% of nationwide
- Florida 4.4% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 3.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 33 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 8.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Ean appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1968–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.