Recorded 2001–2023 Boys' name Peak 2008 180 births

Eithen — boys' name

180 babies named Eithen in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s982010s722020s10
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Eithen was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

26 babies were named Eithen in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eithen

The Social Security Administration has registered 180 babies named Eithen between 2001 and 2023, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eithen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eithen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Eithen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Eithen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eithen 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 180 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.

Eithen at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

180

Since 2001

23 years of records

Peak year

2008

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2001

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2023

Eithen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2001

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
26
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
051015202530 20232018201420112008200520022001 8

Eithen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
98 births that decade — 54% of Eithen's all-time total
2000s982010s722020s10

Eithen by state

Where Eithen concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Eithen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 8.9%
California share of Eithen's total US births 8.9%

16 of 180 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eithen?
180 babies have been named Eithen since 2001. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 26 births.
When was Eithen most popular?
Eithen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Eithen most popular?
The top states for the name Eithen are California (16 births).
How long has the name Eithen been used?
Eithen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 23 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Eithen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eithan, Eitan, 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, 2001–2023 (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.