Boys' name · since 1968
Ehren
1,186 babies named Ehren in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,620 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,186
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ehren sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,186 recorded since 1968.
Ehren has 1,186 recorded births among boys since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2024.
- #4,620 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,186 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ehren ranks #4,620 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,186 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,620 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,186
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ehren's 1,186 recorded births place it above 89.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Ehren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ehren's full recorded timeline at 1996, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 62 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ehren popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2024
- Peak year (1980)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Ehren popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 1979 (Ehren as girls' name)
Ehren by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (330 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Ehren's strongest decade.
330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Ehren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s
1970s
306 births
- 1980s
1980s
330 births
- 1990s 129
1990s
129 births
- 2000s
2000s
244 births
- 2010s 125
2010s
125 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 330 births (28% of all-time use).
How Ehren compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ehren's total volume
Ehren by state
Where Ehren concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 89 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
89 of 1,186 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Ehren's data
- Ehren's decade-level peak was the 1980s (330 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ehrens (89 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ehren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1968–2024 (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 Ehren 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.