Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Eithan

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #97 Trend ↑ Rising 777%
Rank 2025
#97
among boys · ↑129 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
3,636
named Eithan · +127% vs 2024
How common
1 in 470
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
3,636 babies
All-time total
8,754
#1,304 all-time among boys
First recorded
1989
in Social Security records

Eithan popularity over time

8,754 babies have been named Eithan since 1989, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 7 1 – #6,416
1990s 56 6 +700% #5,240
2000s 345 35 +516% #2,599
2010s 1,091 109 +216% #851
2020s (to 2025) 7,255 1,209 +1008% #97

Where Eithan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 4,692 2.75 #70
2027 5,828 3.41 #51
2028 7,007 4.10 #32
2029 8,195 4.80 #19
2030 9,361 5.48 #13

Where Eithan is most popular

Boys named Eithan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.810 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Eithan born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 325 1.61 +99%
Connecticut 95 1.40 +73%
Texas 1,186 1.35 +66%
New York 576 1.33 +64%
Maryland 155 1.30 +60%
Tennessee 229 1.27 +57%
Wyoming 7 1.21 +49%
Delaware 18 1.19 +47%
Louisiana 118 1.15 +42%
Colorado 147 1.14 +41%
Florida 533 1.13 +39%
Nevada 64 1.12 +39%
South Carolina 115 1.11 +37%
North Carolina 267 1.05 +29%
Illinois 256 1.00 +24%
Alabama 109 0.997 +23%
Georgia 251 0.991 +22%
New Mexico 32 0.971 +20%
Massachusetts 132 0.960 +19%
Arizona 153 0.935 +15%
Virginia 176 0.928 +15%
California 772 0.845 ≈ national
Indiana 122 0.761 -6%
Nebraska 31 0.713 -12%
Utah 67 0.702 -13%
Washington 113 0.691 -15%
Arkansas 42 0.664 -18%
Minnesota 81 0.660 -18%
Kentucky 59 0.588 -27%
Oklahoma 52 0.588 -27%
Wisconsin 63 0.532 -34%
Kansas 35 0.510 -37%
Iowa 35 0.508 -37%
Oregon 38 0.501 -38%
Rhode Island 8 0.491 -39%
Idaho 20 0.489 -40%
District of Columbia 7 0.474 -41%
Pennsylvania 117 0.441 -46%
Missouri 58 0.418 -48%
Mississippi 22 0.387 -52%
South Dakota 7 0.376 -54%
Ohio 96 0.362 -55%
North Dakota 5 0.293 -64%
Michigan 54 0.264 -67%
Alaska – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Eithan

Eithan is a top-100 name for boys in the United States, ranked #97 in 2025 with 3,636 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1989, 8,754 American babies have been named Eithan. Its peak came in 2025, when 3,636 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Eithan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Eithan?

The median living Eithan is about 1 years old; half are between 0 and 3. An estimated 8,700 people named Eithan are alive in the United States today.

median 1 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Eithan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 3,636 #97
2024 1,599 #226
2023 876 #371
2022 605 #501
2021 280 #849
2020 259 #871
2019 263 #851
2018 199 #1,028
2017 118 #1,452
2016 97 #1,645
2015 100 #1,603
2014 80 #1,849
2013 59 #2,213
2012 56 #2,305
2011 60 #2,179
2010 59 #2,216
2009 46 #2,671
2008 48 #2,599
2007 40 #2,940
2006 32 #3,331
2005 41 #2,674
2004 34 #2,966
2003 26 #3,467
2002 32 #2,899
2001 24 #3,538
2000 22 #3,670
1995 8 #6,567
1990 5 #8,513
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
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1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Eithan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Eithan?

The median living Eithan is about 1 years old. Half of all living Eithans are between 0 and 3 years old.

How many people named Eithan are alive today?

An estimated 8,700 people named Eithan are alive in the United States, based on 8,754 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Eithan in 2025?

Eithan ranked #97 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 3,636 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Eithan?

8,754 babies have been named Eithan in the United States since 1989, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Eithan most popular?

Eithan peaked in 2025, when 3,636 newborns received the name.

Is Eithan a boy or girl name?

Eithan is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Eithan rising or falling?

Eithan is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Eithan become more popular?

Eithan is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 9,361 boys named Eithan in 2030, which would rank around #13. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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