Given name
Eyan
“God is gracious”
Eyan is a variant of Ean. In Gaelic use, Ean carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eyan is a variant of Ean. In Gaelic use, Ean carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eyan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,331
- 1,331 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 78 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #6,920 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −58%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,920 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 58.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 78 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,151 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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