Boys' name · since 1918
Eason
2,849 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.
- #2,628 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,541 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,849
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Eason is the #1541 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,849 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Eason recorded 2,849 times among boys since 1918, holding rank #1541 nationally today, ahead of 89% 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 1918 to 2025.
- #2,628 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,541 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,849 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eason ranks #2,628 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,541 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,849 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,628 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,541 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,849
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eason's 2,849 recorded births place it above 94.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Eason compares
2,849 Top 18% higher than 82% of 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
Eason's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eason | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,849 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 238 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eason's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eason splits its recorded history at 2005: 93% of all births land in the more recent half, 7% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 238 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eason popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 238
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Eason by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,595 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Eason's strongest decade.
1,595 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Eason births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
- 2000s 337
2000s
337 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,595 births
- 2020s
2020s
806 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,595 births (56% of all-time use).
How Eason compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Eason's total volume
Eason by state
Where Eason concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 688 | 24.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 435 | 15.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 154 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 136 | 4.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 57 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 51 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 46 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 33 | 1.2% |
688 of 2,849 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Eason appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eason's data
- Eason's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,595 total births) through the 2020s (806) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Easons (688 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eason: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Eason 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.