Boys' name · since 1913

Eilert

Eilert has 26 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1913 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#26,905 of 45,481
all-time among boys
26
born since 1913
1910s
peak decade

Eilert is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 26 have been recorded since 1913.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eilert has been recorded 26 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1917.

  • #26,905 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 26 born since 1913
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eilert ranks #26,905 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.

#26,905 of 45,481
all-time among boys
26
born since 1913
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Eilert's 26 recorded births place it above 40.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Eilert's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Eilert splits its recorded history at 1916: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1913 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Eilert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1917

Last recorded 1917
Peak year (1913)
7
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1913191519161917 5

Eilert by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (26 births, 100% of the file).

1910s was Eilert's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Eilert births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 26 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eilert?
26 babies have been named Eilert since 1913. All-time, it sits at #26,905 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1917. The peak year was 1913 with 7 births.
Where does Eilert sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eilert ranks #26,905 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Eilert most popular?
Eilert was most popular in the 1910s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1913.
How long has the name Eilert been used?
The SSA has tracked Eilert since 1913 -- 5 years through the most recent 1917 data.
What names are similar to Eilert?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eileen, Eilan, Eilam, Eilon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Eilert: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1913–1917 (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 Eilert 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.