Easten
Of English origin, meaning "from the east" or "easterner".
Name Census estimates that about 611 living Americans carry the first name Easten. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Easten today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Easten births was 2017 (60 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Easten. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
611
~ 1 in 560,973 Americans
Peak year
2017
60 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,335
Tracked since 1997
Census
Easten in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 544 people with the first name Easten, which placed it at #19,436 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,436
National first-name rank
People counted
544
544 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
77.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Easten
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Easten is White at 77.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (9.0%) and Two or More Races (6.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Easten described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Easten at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White77.0% · 419
- Hispanic or Latino9.0% · 49
- Two or more races6.3% · 34
- Black or African American4.0% · 22
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.1% · 17
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 3
Popularity
Easten: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Easten from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 385 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Easten remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Easten by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Easten during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Eastens live
Origin
Meaning and history of Easten
The name Easten is an English variant of the word "eastern," which refers to the cardinal direction or anything relating to the east. Its origins can be traced back to the Old English word "ēastan," which means "from the east." This term was derived from the Proto-Germanic word "austa-," which had a similar meaning.
The name Easten may have been used as a descriptive name for someone who lived in the eastern part of a particular region or town. Alternatively, it could have been given to a child born at the precise moment when the sun was rising in the east, symbolizing new beginnings and a fresh start.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Easten can be found in the Domesday Book, a manuscript record of the great survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. In this document, an individual named Easten is listed as a landholder in the county of Hertfordshire.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Easten. One such person was Easten Napier (1609-1686), a Scottish mathematician and theologian who made significant contributions to the development of logarithms and the decimal point notation.
Another prominent figure was Easten St. John (1675-1720), an English playwright and poet who was a member of the Kit-Kat Club, a famous literary and political society in London during the early 18th century.
In the 19th century, Easten Weston (1809-1888) was a renowned English architect who designed several notable buildings, including the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
More recently, Easten Coles (1921-2003) was a British actor and writer best known for his roles in television series such as Dad's Army and Steptoe and Son.
Lastly, Easten Millard (1935-2019) was an American artist and sculptor who gained recognition for his large-scale public artworks, including the iconic "Aerial Sculptures" in New York City.
While the name Easten is not as common today as it once was, it continues to carry a rich historical legacy and evoke a sense of connection to the eastern direction and all the symbolism associated with it.
People
Easten + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Easten as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Easten: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Easten?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 611 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Easten going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 560,973 US residents.
Is Easten a common name?
We classify Easten as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 616 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Easten most popular?
The single biggest year for Easten was 2017, when 60 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Easten is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Easten in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 544 people with the name Easten, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,436 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Easten in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Easten?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Easten leans strongly male. 509 people counted with this name were male (93.4%), compared with 36 female bearers (6.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Easten?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Easten is White at 77.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (9.0%) and Two or More Races (6.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Easten most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Easten in the 2020 Census, accounting for 77.0% (419 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Easten in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Easten a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Easten in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Easten still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Easten in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Easten can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Easten?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.