boy's name

Eason

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 3,446

Scotland

#678

2017 births

Eason is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 112 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2016, when 238 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 29,602 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1918.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Eason over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,595
'10 '20 '30 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Eason by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 5
1920s 10
1930s 5
1960s 5
1970s 5
1980s 25
1990s 56
2000s 337
2010s 1,595
2020s (to 2025) 806

How popular is Eason?

In 2025, Eason was given to 112 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Eason is used

Scotland #678 4 in 2017
Ireland #803 3 in 2013
Canada #1,122 22 in 2024
United States #1,543 112 in 2025
England & Wales #1,709 15 in 2024
France #6,150 5 in 2015

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Eason

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Eason also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Eason over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Eason

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Eason — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Eason

How popular is the name Eason?

In 2025, Eason was given to 112 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Eason a girl's or a boy's name?

Eason is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Eason?

Eason has 2 syllables.

When was Eason most popular?

Eason peaked in 2016, when 238 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Eason a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Eason currently ranks #1,122 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.