US rank #3022 Boys' name Peak 2008 1,057 births

Eshaan — #3022 US boys' name

1,057 babies named Eshaan in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s252000s3582010s4992020s175
#3022
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Eshaan was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

61 babies were named Eshaan in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eshaan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,057 babies named Eshaan between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eshaan currently holds the #3022 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eshaan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 499 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Eshaan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 196 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Eshaan in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eshaan 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 1,057 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.

Eshaan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,057

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2008

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,022

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eshaan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
61
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
020406080 20242020201620122008200420001997 6

Eshaan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
499 births that decade — 47% of Eshaan's all-time total
1990s252000s3582010s4992020s175

Eshaan by state

Where Eshaan concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Eshaan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
196 18.5%
#2 Texas
59 5.6%
#3 New Jersey
55 5.2%
#4 New York
42 4.0%
#5 Illinois
16 1.5%
#6 Virginia
11 1.0%
#7 Florida
5 0.5%
#8 Massachusetts
5 0.5%
California share of Eshaan's total US births 18.5%
Even split

196 of 1,057 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Eshaan appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eshaan?
1,057 babies have been named Eshaan since 1997. It currently ranks #3022 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 61 births.
When was Eshaan most popular?
Eshaan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 499 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Eshaan most popular?
The top states for the name Eshaan are California (196 births), Texas (59 births), New Jersey (55 births).
How long has the name Eshaan been used?
Eshaan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eshaan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eshan, Eshawn, Eshwar, Eshaun, 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, 1997–2024 (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.