Boys' name · since 2000
Ekin
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 186 babies named Ekin, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,395 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 186
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ekin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 186 have been recorded since 2000.
Ekin has 186 recorded births among boys since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2023.
- #13,395 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 186 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ekin ranks #13,395 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 186 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,395 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 186
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ekin's 186 recorded births place it above 70.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ekin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ekin's full recorded timeline at 2011, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ekin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2023
- Peak year (2004)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Ekin popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2011 (Ekin as girls' name)
Ekin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (99 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Ekin's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Ekin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 99 births (53% of all-time use).
Ekin by state
Where Ekin concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 6 | 3.2% |
16 of 186 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ekin's data
- Ekin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ekins (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.
Keep exploring Ekin
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ekin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2000–2023 (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 Ekin 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.