Girls' name · since 1957
Eun
Eun has 285 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 285
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
285 girls have been named Eun since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eun has been recorded 285 times among girls since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2003.
- #16,354 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 285 born since 1957
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eun ranks #16,354 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 285 born since 1957, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 285
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
Eun's 285 recorded births place it above 77.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Kansas.
Eun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eun's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eun popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2003
- Peak year (1985)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Eun popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1989 (Eun as boys' name)
Eun by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (95 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Eun's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Eun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
- 1980s
1980s
95 births
- 1990s
1990s
68 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 95 births (33% of all-time use).
Eun by state
Where Eun concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kansas | | 54 | 18.9% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 3.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.8% |
54 of 285 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Eun's data
- Eun's decade-level peak was the 1980s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kansas records the most Euns (54 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Eun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1957–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Eun 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 August 2026.