Boys' name · since 1989

Eythan

Eythan has 1,054 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4,962 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,174 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,054
born since 1989
2020s
peak decade

Eythan currently ranks #1174 among boys' names in America, with 1,054 babies recorded since 1989.

Eythan has 1,054 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1174 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.

  • #4,962 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #1,174 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,054 born since 1989
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eythan ranks #4,962 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,174 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,054 born since 1989, peaking in the 2020s.

#4,962 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,174 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,054
born since 1989
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%91.5%
Eythan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Eythan's 1,054 recorded births place it above 89.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

15 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Eythan compares

1,054 Top 31% higher than 69% 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

Eythan's all-time total is 186% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Eythan Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,054 369 358,536
Peak-year births 176 34 22,252

Eythan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Eythan's full recorded timeline at 2008, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 176 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Eythan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
176
Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
050100150200 19891994200020052010201520202025 176

Eythan by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (517 births, 49% of the file).

2020s was Eythan's strongest decade.

517 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Eythan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 517 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Eythan compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Eythan's total volume

Eythan vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 20406080100120 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -42, 5.7%-113, 9.2%-32, 10.2%-58, 4.3%-50, 4.6%-63, 6%-50, 4.8%-49, 4%-50, 5.5%-110, 7.4%-67, 3.5%-55, 3.9%-114, 6.6%-56, 6.4%-69, 3.5%Eythan-37, 16.7%Eythan
Eythan vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Eythan by state

Where Eythan concentrates geographically, total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Eythan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
107 10.2%
#2 California
69 6.5%
#3 Florida
67 6.4%
#4 New York
35 3.3%
#5 North Carolina
18 1.7%
#6 New Jersey
17 1.6%
#7 Illinois
12 1.1%
#8 Arizona
10 0.9%
Texas share of Eythan's total US births 10.2%
Even split

107 of 1,054 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Eythan appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eythan?
Since 1989, Social Security records show 1,054 babies named Eythan. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #4,962 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #1,174 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 176 births.
Where does Eythan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eythan ranks #4,962 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,174 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Eythan most popular?
Eythan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 517 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Eythan most popular?
The top states for the name Eythan are Texas (107 births), California (69 births), Florida (67 births).
How long has the name Eythan been used?
The SSA has tracked Eythan since 1989 -- 37 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Eythan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eytan, Eythen. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Eythan's data

  • Texas records the most Eythans (107 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Eythan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1989–2025 (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 Eythan 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.