US rank #1557 Boys' name Peak 2016 2,737 births

Eason — #1557 US boys' name

2,737 babies named Eason in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s101930s51960s51970s51980s251990s562000s3372010s15952020s694
#1557
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 89% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Eason was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

238 babies were named Eason in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eason

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,737 babies named Eason between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eason currently holds the #1557 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 238 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eason performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,595 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Eason shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 658 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Eason in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eason 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 2,737 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.

Eason at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,737

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2016

238 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,557

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eason popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
238
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Eason by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,595 births that decade — 58% of Eason's all-time total
1910s51920s101930s51960s51970s51980s251990s562000s3372010s15952020s694

Eason by state

Where Eason concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Eason
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
658 24.0%
#2 New York
421 15.4%
#3 Georgia
146 5.3%
#4 Texas
128 4.7%
#5 North Carolina
57 2.1%
#6 Florida
51 1.9%
#7 Tennessee
40 1.5%
#8 Alabama
33 1.2%
California share of Eason's total US births 24.0%
Even split

658 of 2,737 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Eason appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eason?
2,737 babies have been named Eason since 1918. It currently ranks #1557 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 238 births.
When was Eason most popular?
Eason was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,595 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Eason most popular?
The top states for the name Eason are California (658 births), New York (421 births), Georgia (146 births).
How long has the name Eason been used?
Eason has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eason?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Easton, Eastyn, Easten, Eastin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1918–2024 (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.