Total births
17
Boys' name · since 2010
Eternal
Eternal has 17 recorded births since 2010 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11817
- among boys today
- 17
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Eternal is the #11817 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 17 recorded since 2010.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eternal has been recorded 17 times among boys since 2010, currently ranked #11817 nationally and more common than 17% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2024.
- #11817 among boys today
- 17 born since 2010
- 2020s peak decade
- 17% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Eternal is currently the #11817 boys' name in America, more common than 17% of boys - 17 born since 2010, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11817
- among boys today
- 17
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other boys
Eternal vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#11817
of 14,294 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.
How Eternal compares
17 6th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Eternal's all-time total is 95% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eternal | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 23 | 22,252 |
Eternal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eternal's full recorded timeline at 2022, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eternal at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#11,817
Active since
2010
Eternal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2024
- Peak year (2022)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Eternal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Eternal's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Eternal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Eternal? ▼
17 babies have been named Eternal since 2010. It currently ranks #11817 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.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2010–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Eternal: #11817 Boys' Name - 17 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/eternal. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Eternal 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 June 2026.