Boys' name · since 1956
Eith
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Eith, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,442 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Eith is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 11 have been recorded since 1956.
Eith has 11 recorded births among boys since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1971.
- #33,442 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 1956
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eith ranks #33,442 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1956, peaking in the 1970s.
- #33,442 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Eith's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Eith's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eith's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eith popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1971
- Peak year (1971)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Eith by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1970s was Eith's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Eith births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Eith: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1956–1971 (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 Eith 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.