Eian
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 56 babies a year in the US.
Eian by the numbers
Eian was given to 56 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 119 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Eian
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Eian. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- EvanGod is gracious4,795 in the US (2017)
- Eliansun; diminutive of Elias or form of Helios486 in the US (2017)
- EanGod is gracious; a form of Ian178 in the US (2017)
- Elanenthusiasm; liveliness; spirited vigor142 in the US (2017)
- Ewanyoung warrior; form of Euan or Eugene84 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eitanfirm, strong, enduring96 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Eian
Names that are said the same way as Eian, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Eian
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