Boys' name · since 2002
Ehan
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 435 babies named Ehan, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,572 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,344 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 435
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ehan currently ranks #5344 among boys' names in America, with 435 babies recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ehan has been recorded 435 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #5344 nationally and more common than 62% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #8,572 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,344 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 435 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ehan ranks #8,572 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,344 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 435 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,572 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,344 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 435
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ehan's 435 recorded births place it above 81.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ehan compares
435 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
Ehan's all-time total is 18% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ehan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 435 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ehan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ehan's full recorded timeline at 2015, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ehan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Ehan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (248 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Ehan's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Ehan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 62
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
248 births
- 2020s
2020s
125 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 248 births (57% of all-time use).
Ehan by state
Where Ehan concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 113 | 26.0% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 13 | 3.0% |
113 of 435 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ehan's data
- Ehan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (248 total births) through the 2020s (125) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ehans (113 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ehan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Ehan 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.