boy's name
Ean
- Gender Boy
- Letters 3
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 6,630
Ean is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 89 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2007, when 289 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 37,252 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1968.
Ean over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 11 |
| 1970s | 188 |
| 1980s | 397 |
| 1990s | 834 |
| 2000s | 2,191 |
| 2010s | 2,178 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 763 |
How popular is Ean?
In 2025, Ean was given to 89 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ean is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ean
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ean also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ean over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ean
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ean — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ean
How popular is the name Ean?
In 2025, Ean was given to 89 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ean a girl's or a boy's name?
Ean is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Ean most popular?
Ean peaked in 2007, when 289 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Ean a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ean currently ranks #1,802 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.