Eiden
Eizan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. , also known as Eizan Railway and abbreviated as Eiden (叡電), is a Japanese private railway company whose two lines run entirely in Sakyō-ku in the city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture.
Meaning & Origin of Eiden
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Eizan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. , also known as Eizan Railway and abbreviated as Eiden (叡電), is a Japanese private railway company whose two lines run entirely in Sakyō-ku in the city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture.
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The Story of Eiden
Eiden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2004, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 348 Eidens were born — ranking #753 that year. As of 2026, Eiden ranks #753 for baby boys with 348 births, rising sharply (+192% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Eidens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Eiden
Eiden is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Eiden's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #753. Use the chart and map above to compare Eiden's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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