Boys' name · since 2001
Eithen
Eithen has 180 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,609 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 180
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
180 boys have been named Eithen since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eithen has been recorded 180 times among boys since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2023.
- #13,609 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 180 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eithen ranks #13,609 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 180 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,609 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 180
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Eithen's 180 recorded births place it above 70.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Eithen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eithen's full recorded timeline at 2011, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eithen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2023
- Peak year (2008)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Eithen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (98 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Eithen's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Eithen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
98 births
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 98 births (54% of all-time use).
Eithen by state
Where Eithen concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 8.9% |
16 of 180 births nationwide.
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What to do with Eithen's data
- Eithen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Eithens (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eithen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2001–2023 (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 Eithen 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.