Eithan
Of Hebrew origin, meaning "firm, enduring, long-lived, or eternal".
Name Census estimates that about 5,075 living Americans carry the first name Eithan. It sits at #227 in the overall ranking, outside the top 50 but still well-represented. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Eithan today is around 6 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Eithan births was 2024 (1,593 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Eithan. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Eithan with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Eithan is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 6 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
5.1K
~ 1 in 67,538 Americans
Peak year
2024
1,593 babies that year
Average age
6
years old
2024 SSA rank
#227
Tracked since 1989
Census
Eithan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,144 people with the first name Eithan, which placed it at #11,297 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
#11,297
National first-name rank
People counted
1.1K
1,144 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
52.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Eithan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eithan is Hispanic at 52.4%. The next largest groups are White (36.6%) and Black (4.3%). 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 Eithan 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 Eithan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino52.4% · 599
- White36.6% · 419
- Black or African American4.3% · 49
- Two or more races3.0% · 34
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.4% · 28
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 15
Popularity
Eithan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Eithan from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 3,613 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eithan 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 Eithan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Eithans live
The SSA's state-level files cover 38 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Eithan, while Delaware, Mississippi, Iowa recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 111 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Eithan
The name Eithan is a Hebrew name with origins in the ancient Semitic languages. It is thought to be derived from the Hebrew word "ethan", which means "solid" or "enduring". The spelling with the 'i' instead of the more common 'e' is likely a modernization or variation that emerged in recent centuries.
One of the earliest known references to the name Eithan can be found in the Bible's Book of 1 Chronicles, where it is mentioned as the name of one of King David's mighty warriors. This suggests the name has been in use for well over 2,500 years.
In the Middle Ages, the name Eithan was occasionally used by Jewish communities in Europe and the Middle East, though it was not particularly common. One notable bearer of the name from this time was Eithan ben Abba, a 10th-century Jewish scholar and philosopher from Baghdad.
The name saw a resurgence in popularity in the 19th and 20th centuries as Jewish communities in various parts of the world revived the use of traditional Hebrew names. One of the earliest modern documented uses of the name Eithan was for Eithan Eisenberg, a Polish-born Jewish writer and journalist who lived from 1830 to 1891.
Another notable Eithan from the late 19th century was Eithan Philips, an American businessman and philanthropist born in 1864. He was a successful entrepreneur who founded several companies and donated significant sums to various charitable causes.
In the 20th century, one of the most famous bearers of the name was Eithan Alter, an Israeli politician and diplomat who served as a member of the Knesset and as Israel's ambassador to several countries. He was born in 1908 and passed away in 1990.
More recently, Eithan Osborne was a British actor and screenwriter who appeared in several films and television shows in the late 20th century. He was born in 1934 and died in 2007.
While not an exhaustive list, these examples illustrate the long history and varied cultural contexts in which the name Eithan has been used throughout the centuries.
People
Eithan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Eithan 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
Eithan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eithan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5,075 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Eithan 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 67,538 US residents.
Is Eithan a common name?
We classify Eithan as "Rare". It ranks above 96.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5,112 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Eithan most popular?
The single biggest year for Eithan was 2024, when 1,593 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Eithan is about 6 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Eithan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,144 people with the name Eithan, or 0.38 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,297 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 Eithan 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 Eithan?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Eithan appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,145 people counted with this name, 99.1% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Eithan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eithan is Hispanic at 52.4%. The next largest groups are White (36.6%) and Black (4.3%). 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 Eithan most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Eithan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 52.4% (599 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 Eithan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Eithan a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Eithan 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 Eithan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Eithan 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 Eithan 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 have Eithan as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Eithan, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.