Boys' name · since 1967
Eyal
Eyal has 468 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,201 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,212 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 468
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eyal currently ranks #6212 among boys' names in America, with 468 babies recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eyal has been recorded 468 times among boys since 1967, currently ranked #6212 nationally and more common than 55% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #8,201 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,212 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 468 born since 1967
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eyal ranks #8,201 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,212 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 468 born since 1967, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,201 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,212 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 468
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eyal's 468 recorded births place it above 81.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Eyal compares
468 Top 45% higher than 55% of 13,930 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
Eyal's all-time total is 27% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eyal | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 468 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eyal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eyal splits its recorded history at 2004: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eyal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Eyal by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (160 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Eyal's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Eyal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
101 births
- 2010s
2010s
160 births
- 2020s
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 160 births (34% of all-time use).
Eyal by state
Where Eyal concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 66 | 14.1% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.3% |
66 of 468 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Eyal's data
- Eyal's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (160 total births) through the 2020s (77) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Eyals (66 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eyal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Eyal 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.