Total births
18
US rank #17162 Girls' name Peak 2023 18 births
Eka — #17162 US girls' name
18 babies named Eka in U.S. Social Security records since 2020, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#17162
of 17,661 girls in use
More common than 3% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Eka was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
8 babies were named Eka in 2023 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Eka
The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Eka between 2020 and 2024, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eka currently holds the #17162 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Eka performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Eka 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 18 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.
Eka at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#17,162
Active since
2020
Eka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2020
- Peak year (2023)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
Eka by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 18 births that decade — 100% of Eka's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Eka? ▼
18 babies have been named Eka since 2020. It currently ranks #17162 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 8 births.
When was Eka most popular? ▼
Eka was most popular in the 2020s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Eka been used? ▼
Eka has been recorded in Social Security data since 2020, spanning 5 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eka? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ekaterina, Ekaterini, Ekam, Ekamjot, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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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, 2020–2024 (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.