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East
OriginEnglish word name
Meaning"east"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · boys#6213
2025 SSA
About East
North and West are easier on the ear, but this works fine if it has some significance for your family. Could be lengthened to Easton.
East for boys#6213 US
With West one of the hottest names for boys, and North the name of a high-profile celebrity baby, can East be far behind? While Easton seems to be the version of choice for this directional name -- there were 5500 boys named Easton last year, versus, um, zero named East -- we like the simplicity of the gender-neutral East, especially for a middle name.
Pronounced EEST.
As of October 2026, East ranked #16189 in US births in 2019 SSA.
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