Recorded 1957–2003 Girls' name Peak 1985 285 births

Eun — girls' name

285 babies named Eun in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s231970s751980s951990s682000s13
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Eun was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

13 babies were named Eun in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eun

The Social Security Administration has registered 285 babies named Eun between 1957 and 2003, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eun currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eun performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Eun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kansas, which accounts for 54 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Eun in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eun 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 285 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.

Eun at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

285

Since 1957

47 years of records

Peak year

1985

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1957

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2003

Eun popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1957

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1985)
13
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
468101214 20031994198919841979197419691957 5

Eun popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1989 (Eun as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1989 5

Eun by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
95 births that decade — 33% of Eun's all-time total
1950s111960s231970s751980s951990s682000s13

Eun by state

Where Eun concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Eun
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kansas
54 18.9%
#2 California
10 3.5%
#3 New York
5 1.8%
Kansas share of Eun's total US births 18.9%
Even split

54 of 285 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eun?
285 babies have been named Eun since 1957. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1985 with 13 births.
When was Eun most popular?
Eun was most popular in the 1980s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Eun most popular?
The top states for the name Eun are Kansas (54 births), California (10 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Eun been used?
Eun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 47 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Eun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eunice, Euna, Eunique, Eunie, and 4 more. 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, 1957–2003 (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.