Recorded 1927–2022 Boys' name Peak 2010 60 births

Eiji — boys' name

60 babies named Eiji in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101980s52010s342020s11
2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Eiji was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

6 babies were named Eiji in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eiji

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Eiji between 1927 and 2022, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eiji currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eiji performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Eiji shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Eiji in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eiji 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 60 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.

Eiji at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

60

Since 1927

96 years of records

Peak year

2010

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1927

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2022

Eiji popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1927

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2010)
6
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
4.555.566.5 20222021201820162015201320122010198019291927 5

Eiji by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
34 births that decade — 57% of Eiji's all-time total
1920s101980s52010s342020s11

Eiji by state

Where Eiji concentrates geographically — total births since 1927

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Eiji
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
5 8.3%
Hawaii share of Eiji's total US births 8.3%

5 of 60 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eiji?
60 babies have been named Eiji since 1927. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2010 with 6 births.
When was Eiji most popular?
Eiji was most popular in the 2010s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Eiji most popular?
The top states for the name Eiji are Hawaii (5 births).
How long has the name Eiji been used?
Eiji has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 96 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Eiji?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eijaz, Eijah. 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, 1927–2022 (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.