Boys' name · since 1953
Eisen
211 babies named Eisen in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,624 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,354 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 211
- born since 1953
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eisen currently ranks #8354 among boys' names in America, with 211 babies recorded since 1953.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eisen has been recorded 211 times among boys since 1953, currently ranked #8354 nationally and more common than 40% 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 1953 to 2025.
- #12,624 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,354 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 211 born since 1953
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eisen ranks #12,624 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,354 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 211 born since 1953, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,624 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,354 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 211
- born since 1953
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eisen's 211 recorded births place it above 72.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Eisen compares
211 39th 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
Eisen's all-time total is 43% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eisen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 211 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eisen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eisen's full recorded timeline at 2014, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1953, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eisen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Currently ranks #8354 among boys.
211 total births across 73 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2020 with 21 births in a single year.
Eisen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (100 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Eisen's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Eisen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (47% of all-time use).
Eisen decade highlights
- Peak decade 100 births
- Runner-up 65 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Eisen by state
Where Eisen concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 8.1% |
17 of 211 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 8.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 8.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Eisen's data
- Eisen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 2020s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Eisens (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 Eisen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Eisen 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.
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