Recorded 1917–2023 Boys' name Peak 2007 113 births

Eaton — boys' name

113 babies named Eaton in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s61970s61980s51990s122000s422010s252020s12
2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Eaton was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

9 babies were named Eaton in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eaton

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Eaton between 1917 and 2023, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eaton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eaton performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Eaton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eaton 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 113 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.

Eaton at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

113

Since 1917

107 years of records

Peak year

2007

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1917

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2023

Eaton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1917

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2007)
9
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Eaton by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
42 births that decade — 37% of Eaton's all-time total
1910s51920s61970s61980s51990s122000s422010s252020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eaton?
113 babies have been named Eaton since 1917. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2007 with 9 births.
When was Eaton most popular?
Eaton was most popular in the 2000s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Eaton been used?
Eaton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 107 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Eaton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eathan, Eathen, Eathon, Eathyn, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1917–2023 (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.