Unisex name · since 2007
Eh
432 babies named Eh in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,610 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,536 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 432
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eh currently ranks #7536 among unisex names in America, with 432 babies recorded since 2007.
Social Security Administration records show Eh recorded 432 times among boys since 2007, holding rank #7536 nationally today, ahead of 46% 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 2007 to 2025.
- #8,610 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,536 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 432 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eh ranks #8,610 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,536 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 432 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,610 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,536 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 432
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eh's 432 recorded births place it above 81.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Eh compares
432 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Eh's all-time total is 17% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eh | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 432 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eh splits its recorded history at 2016: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eh popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Eh popularity over time - girls
272 total births recorded since 2008 (Eh as girls' name)
Eh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (311 births, 72% of the file).
2010s was Eh's strongest decade.
311 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Eh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
311 births
- 2020s 90
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 311 births (72% of all-time use).
Eh by state
Where Eh concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 53 | 12.3% |
| #2 | Nebraska | | 32 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 24 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 14 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.2% |
53 of 432 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Eh's data
- Eh's decade-level peak was the 2010s (311 total births); usage has since declined to 90 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Ehs (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Eh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Eh 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.