Boys' name · since 2002
Ithan
295 babies named Ithan in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,681 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,028 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 295
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ithan currently ranks #3028 among boys' names in America, with 295 babies recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ithan has been recorded 295 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #3028 nationally and more common than 78% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #10,681 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,028 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 295 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ithan ranks #10,681 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,028 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 295 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,681 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,028 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 295
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ithan's 295 recorded births place it above 76.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Ithan compares
295 45th percentile among 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
Ithan's all-time total is 20% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ithan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 295 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ithan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ithan's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ithan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Ithan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (141 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Ithan's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Ithan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s
2020s
141 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 141 births (48% of all-time use).
Ithan by state
Where Ithan concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 18 | 6.1% |
| #2 | California | | 17 | 5.8% |
18 of 295 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Ithans (18 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Ithan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Ithan 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.