US rank #1120 Boys' name Peak 2024 2,586 births

Eitan — #1120 US boys' name

2,586 babies named Eitan in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s221980s1371990s2652000s5762010s9032020s683
#1120
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 92% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Eitan was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

190 babies were named Eitan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eitan

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,586 babies named Eitan between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eitan currently holds the #1120 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 190 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eitan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 903 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Eitan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 656 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Eitan in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eitan 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 2,586 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.

Eitan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,586

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2024

190 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,120

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eitan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
190
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
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Eitan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
903 births that decade — 35% of Eitan's all-time total
1970s221980s1371990s2652000s5762010s9032020s683

Eitan by state

Where Eitan concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Eitan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
656 25.4%
#2 California
378 14.6%
#3 Florida
167 6.5%
#4 New Jersey
160 6.2%
#5 Texas
128 4.9%
#6 Maryland
35 1.4%
#7 Massachusetts
32 1.2%
#8 Illinois
27 1.0%
New York share of Eitan's total US births 25.4%
Even split

656 of 2,586 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Eitan appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eitan?
2,586 babies have been named Eitan since 1975. It currently ranks #1120 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 190 births.
When was Eitan most popular?
Eitan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 903 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Eitan most popular?
The top states for the name Eitan are New York (656 births), California (378 births), Florida (167 births).
How long has the name Eitan been used?
Eitan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eitan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eithan, Eithen, Eito, Eita, and 4 more. 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, 1975–2024 (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.