Boys' name · since 1977
Ehsan
542 babies named Ehsan in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,514 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,540 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 542
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
542 babies have been named Ehsan since 1977, making it today's #3540 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ehsan has been recorded 542 times among boys since 1977, currently ranked #3540 nationally and more common than 75% 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 1977 to 2025.
- #7,514 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,540 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 542 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ehsan ranks #7,514 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,540 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 542 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,514 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,540 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 542
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ehsan's 542 recorded births place it above 83.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ehsan compares
542 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Ehsan's all-time total is 47% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ehsan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 542 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ehsan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ehsan splits its recorded history at 2004: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ehsan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Ehsan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (175 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Ehsan's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Ehsan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 69
1980s
69 births
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s
2010s
175 births
- 2020s
2020s
148 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 175 births (32% of all-time use).
How Ehsan 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 Ehsan's total volume
Ehsan by state
Where Ehsan concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 3.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 17 | 3.1% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 6 | 1.1% |
17 of 542 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ehsan's data
- Ehsan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (175 total births) through the 2020s (148) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ehsans (17 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ehsan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Ehsan 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.