US rank #2222 Girls' name Peak 2009 2,145 births

Eternity — #2222 US girls' name

2,145 babies named Eternity in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s2512000s6862010s8052020s403
#2222
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Eternity was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

103 babies were named Eternity in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eternity

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,145 babies named Eternity between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eternity currently holds the #2222 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 103 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eternity performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 805 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Eternity shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 224 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Eternity in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eternity 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 2,145 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.

Eternity at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,145

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2009

103 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,222

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eternity popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
103
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Eternity by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
805 births that decade — 38% of Eternity's all-time total
1990s2512000s6862010s8052020s403

Eternity by state

Where Eternity concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Eternity
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
224 10.4%
#2 California
181 8.4%
#3 New York
122 5.7%
#4 Florida
51 2.4%
#5 Pennsylvania
42 2.0%
#6 North Carolina
40 1.9%
#7 Illinois
34 1.6%
#8 Arizona
27 1.3%
Texas share of Eternity's total US births 10.4%
Even split

224 of 2,145 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Eternity appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eternity?
2,145 babies have been named Eternity since 1990. It currently ranks #2222 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 103 births.
When was Eternity most popular?
Eternity was most popular in the 2010s decade with 805 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Eternity most popular?
The top states for the name Eternity are Texas (224 births), California (181 births), New York (122 births).
How long has the name Eternity been used?
Eternity has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eternity?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eterniti, Etelvina, Etelka. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1990–2024 (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.