Boys' name · since 1989
Eathen
Eathen has 353 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,697 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 353
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Eathen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 353 recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eathen has been recorded 353 times among boys since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2015.
- #9,697 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 353 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eathen ranks #9,697 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 353 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,697 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 353
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Eathen's 353 recorded births place it above 78.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Eathen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eathen's full recorded timeline at 2004, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eathen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2015
- Peak year (2006)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Eathen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (220 births, 62% of the file).
2000s was Eathen's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Eathen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 61
1990s
61 births
- 2000s
2000s
220 births
- 2010s 67
2010s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 220 births (62% of all-time use).
Eathen by state
Where Eathen concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 4.5% |
16 of 353 births nationwide.
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What to do with Eathen's data
- Eathen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (220 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Eathens (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Eathen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1989–2015 (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 Eathen 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.