US rank #7869 Boys' name Peak 1993 459 births

Ehab — #7869 US boys' name

459 babies named Ehab in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s681990s1212000s1202010s872020s33
#7869
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Ehab was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

18 babies were named Ehab in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ehab

The Social Security Administration has registered 459 babies named Ehab between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ehab currently holds the #7869 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ehab performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ehab shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ehab in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ehab 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 459 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.

Ehab at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

459

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

1993

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,869

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ehab popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
18
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
05101520 20242016200920021995198819811972 5

Ehab by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
121 births that decade — 26% of Ehab's all-time total
1970s301980s681990s1212000s1202010s872020s33

Ehab by state

Where Ehab concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ehab
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 1.3%
New York share of Ehab's total US births 1.3%

6 of 459 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ehab?
459 babies have been named Ehab since 1972. It currently ranks #7869 among boys. The peak year was 1993 with 18 births.
When was Ehab most popular?
Ehab was most popular in the 1990s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Ehab most popular?
The top states for the name Ehab are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Ehab been used?
Ehab has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ehab?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ehan, Ehaan. 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, 1972–2024 (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.