US rank #5133 Boys' name Peak 2011 1,193 births

Eshan — #5133 US boys' name

1,193 babies named Eshan in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s542000s4312010s6082020s100
#5133
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Eshan was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

84 babies were named Eshan in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eshan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,193 babies named Eshan between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eshan currently holds the #5133 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 84 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eshan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 608 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Eshan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 134 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Eshan in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eshan 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 1,193 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.

Eshan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,193

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2011

84 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,133

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eshan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
84
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Eshan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
608 births that decade — 51% of Eshan's all-time total
1990s542000s4312010s6082020s100

Eshan by state

Where Eshan concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Eshan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
134 11.2%
#2 New York
123 10.3%
#3 Texas
81 6.8%
#4 New Jersey
63 5.3%
#5 Illinois
29 2.4%
#6 Georgia
15 1.3%
#7 Virginia
14 1.2%
#8 Michigan
12 1.0%
California share of Eshan's total US births 11.2%
Even split

134 of 1,193 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Eshan appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eshan?
1,193 babies have been named Eshan since 1991. It currently ranks #5133 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 84 births.
When was Eshan most popular?
Eshan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 608 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Eshan most popular?
The top states for the name Eshan are California (134 births), New York (123 births), Texas (81 births).
How long has the name Eshan been used?
Eshan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eshan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eshaan, 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, 1991–2024 (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.