US rank #6895 Boys' name Peak 2010 454 births

Eyal — #6895 US boys' name

454 babies named Eyal in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s391980s381990s412000s1012010s1602020s63
#6895
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 52% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Eyal was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

21 babies were named Eyal in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eyal

The Social Security Administration has registered 454 babies named Eyal between 1967 and 2024, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eyal currently holds the #6895 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eyal performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 160 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Eyal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 66 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Eyal in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eyal 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 454 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.

Eyal at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

454

Since 1967

58 years of records

Peak year

2010

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,895

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1967

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eyal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1967

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
21
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
0510152025 20242018201220061998198919791967 5

Eyal by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
160 births that decade — 35% of Eyal's all-time total
1960s121970s391980s381990s412000s1012010s1602020s63

Eyal by state

Where Eyal concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Eyal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
66 14.5%
#2 California
6 1.3%
New York share of Eyal's total US births 14.5%
Even split

66 of 454 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eyal?
454 babies have been named Eyal since 1967. It currently ranks #6895 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 21 births.
When was Eyal most popular?
Eyal was most popular in the 2010s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Eyal most popular?
The top states for the name Eyal are New York (66 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Eyal been used?
Eyal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 58 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eyal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eyad, Eyan, Eyas, Eyasu. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1967–2024 (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.