Ean
Ean was the 1797th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 89 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 760th with 289 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 818 places. More babies were named Ean in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,797 boys, down 406 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 89boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007289 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,562babies recorded
Ean popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,797 | 89 |
| 2020 | #1,391 | 125 |
| 2010 | #811 | 264 |
| 2000 | #970 | 155 |
| 1990 | #1,689 | 48 |
| 1980 | #1,632 | 36 |
| 1970 | #2,541 | 14 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ean, counting every spelling?
Ean is the most common spelling of a name family that had 89 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 89 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ean | 89 | #1,797 | 638 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ean?
89 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ean (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ean born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 94 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ean.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ean?
About 6,400 people born in the US named Ean are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 11 and 25. That makes Ean mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ean by state
How common Ean was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.4×), New Jersey (2.1×), Pennsylvania (1.7×). In 39 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ean: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ean, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ean
How popular is the name Ean?
Ean was the 1797th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 89 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 760th with 289 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 818 places. More babies were named Ean in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Ean a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ean in the US.
Where is Ean most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ean was most common in New York (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and Pennsylvania.