Eithan — #227 US boys' name
5,112 babies named Eithan in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 98% of names given to boys today.
71% of everyone ever named Eithan was born in this single decade.
1,593 babies were named Eithan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Eithan
The Social Security Administration has registered 5,112 babies named Eithan between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eithan currently holds the #227 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 1,593 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Eithan performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 3,613 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Eithan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 876 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Eithan in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Eithan 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 5,112 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.
Eithan at a glance
Top 1,000 boys' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Eithan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989
- Peak year (2024)
- 1,593
- Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
Currently ranks #227 among boys.
5,112 total births across 36 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 1,593 births in a single year.
Eithan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 3,613 births that decade — 71% of Eithan's all-time total
Eithan decade highlights
- Peak decade 3,613 births
- Runner-up 1,091 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2020s was Eithan's strongest decade
3,613 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 71% of all-time use.
Eithan by state
Where Eithan concentrates geographically — total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 876 | 17.1% |
| #2 | California | | 692 | 13.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 377 | 7.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 362 | 7.1% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 198 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 161 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 138 | 2.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 132 | 2.6% |
876 of 5,112 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 17.1% of nationwide
- California 13.5% of nationwide
- Florida 7.4% of nationwide
- New York 7.1% of nationwide
- New Jersey 3.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 38 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 17.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Eithan appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1989–2024 (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.