Boys' name · since 2008
Eilan
268 babies named Eilan in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,263 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,080 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 268
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
268 babies have been named Eilan since 2008, making it today's #3080 boys' name.
Eilan has 268 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3080 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #11,263 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,080 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 268 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eilan ranks #11,263 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,080 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 268 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,263 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,080 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 268
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Eilan's 268 recorded births place it above 75.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Eilan compares
268 43rd percentile among 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
Eilan's all-time total is 27% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eilan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 268 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eilan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eilan's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eilan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Eilan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (179 births, 67% of the file).
2020s was Eilan's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Eilan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s
2020s
179 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 179 births (67% of all-time use).
Eilan by state
Where Eilan concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 6 | 2.2% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 1.9% |
17 of 268 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- California records the most Eilans (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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Two nationwide peer axes for Eilan: 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 (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Eilan 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.