US rank #11773 Boys' name Peak 2022 17 births

Eternal — #11773 US boys' name

17 babies named Eternal in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s52020s12
#11773
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 17% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Eternal was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

6 babies were named Eternal in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eternal

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Eternal between 2010 and 2024, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eternal currently holds the #11773 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eternal performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Eternal shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eternal 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 17 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.

Eternal at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

17

Since 2010

15 years of records

Peak year

2022

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#11,773

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2010

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eternal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2010

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
6
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 202420222010 5

Eternal by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
12 births that decade — 71% of Eternal's all-time total
2010s52020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eternal?
17 babies have been named Eternal since 2010. It currently ranks #11773 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 6 births.
When was Eternal most popular?
Eternal was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Eternal been used?
Eternal has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 15 years of data through 2024.

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, 2010–2024 (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.