Recorded 1956–1971 Boys' name Peak 1971 11 births

Eith — boys' name

11 babies named Eith in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51970s6
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Eith was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

6 babies were named Eith in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eith

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Eith between 1956 and 1971, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eith currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eith performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Eith shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eith 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 11 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.

Eith at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

11

Since 1956

16 years of records

Peak year

1971

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1956

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1971

Eith popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1956

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1971)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.5 19711956 5

Eith by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
6 births that decade — 55% of Eith's all-time total
1950s51970s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eith?
11 babies have been named Eith since 1956. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1971 with 6 births.
When was Eith most popular?
Eith was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Eith been used?
Eith has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 16 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Eith?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eithan, Eitan, Eithen, Eito, 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, 1956–1971 (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.