US rank #3298 Boys' name Peak 2024 510 births

Ehsan — #3298 US boys' name

510 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.

1970s111980s691990s472000s922010s1752020s116
#3298
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Ehsan was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

36 babies were named Ehsan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ehsan

The Social Security Administration has registered 510 babies named Ehsan between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ehsan currently holds the #3298 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ehsan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 175 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ehsan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ehsan in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ehsan 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 510 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.

Ehsan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

510

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2024

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,298

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ehsan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
36
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
010203040 20242018201220062000199219841977 5

Ehsan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
175 births that decade — 34% of Ehsan's all-time total
1970s111980s691990s472000s922010s1752020s116

Ehsan by state

Where Ehsan concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ehsan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 3.3%
#2 New York
17 3.3%
California share of Ehsan's total US births 3.3%
Even split

17 of 510 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ehsan?
510 babies have been named Ehsan since 1977. It currently ranks #3298 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 36 births.
When was Ehsan most popular?
Ehsan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 175 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Ehsan most popular?
The top states for the name Ehsan are California (17 births), New York (17 births).
How long has the name Ehsan been used?
Ehsan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ehsan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ehsaan. 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, 1977–2024 (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.