US rank #8584 Boys' name Peak 2011 251 births

Eyob — #8584 US boys' name

251 babies named Eyob in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s642010s1242020s47
#8584
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Eyob was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

20 babies were named Eyob in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eyob

The Social Security Administration has registered 251 babies named Eyob between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eyob currently holds the #8584 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eyob performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Eyob shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Eyob in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eyob 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 251 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.

Eyob at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

251

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2011

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,584

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eyob popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
20
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0510152025 202420212018201520122009200420011994 7

Eyob by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
124 births that decade — 49% of Eyob's all-time total
1990s162000s642010s1242020s47

Eyob by state

Where Eyob concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Eyob
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.0%
Texas share of Eyob's total US births 2.0%

5 of 251 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eyob?
251 babies have been named Eyob since 1994. It currently ranks #8584 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 20 births.
When was Eyob most popular?
Eyob was most popular in the 2010s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Eyob most popular?
The top states for the name Eyob are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Eyob been used?
Eyob has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eyob?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eyoel, Eyoab, Eyon, Eyosias, and 1 more. 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, 1994–2024 (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.