Eithan
Eithan is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Hebrew.
- English
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Eithan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eithan is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Hebrew.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Hebrew
The Story of Eithan
American parents first put Eithan on the record books as a baby boy name in 1989, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 1,697 Eithans were born — ranking #209 that year. About 82% of every Eithan on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Eithan ranks #209 for baby boys with 1,697 births, rising sharply (+463% over the past five years). All told, over 8K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Eithan
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Eithan. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Eithan
Eithan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Eithan's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #209. Use the chart and map above to compare Eithan'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.