Boys' name · since 1989
Eithan
Eithan has 8,754 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,304 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #97 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,754
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Eithan is the #97 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 8,754 recorded since 1989.
Eithan has 8,754 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #97 as of the latest data, more common than 99.3% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #1,304 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #97 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,754 born since 1989
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eithan ranks #1,304 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #97 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,754 born since 1989, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,304 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #97 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,754
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Eithan's 8,754 recorded births place it above 97.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Eithan compares
8,754 Top 10% higher than 90% of 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
Eithan's all-time total is 24x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eithan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,754 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,636 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eithan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eithan's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 96% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 4%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 3,636, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eithan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 3,636
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Eithan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (7,255 births, 83% of the file).
2020s was Eithan's strongest decade.
7,255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Eithan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
- 2000s 345
2000s
345 births
- 2010s 1,091
2010s
1,091 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,255 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 7,255 births (83% of all-time use).
How Eithan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Eithan's total volume
Eithan by state
Where Eithan concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,460 | 16.7% |
| #2 | California | | 1,072 | 12.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 653 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 644 | 7.4% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 360 | 4.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 285 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 281 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 269 | 3.1% |
1,460 of 8,754 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Eithan appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Eithans (1,460 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eithan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Eithan 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.