Eren
Eren was the 882nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 270 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 874th with 276 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,428 places. More babies were named Eren in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning saint; one who has attained · Turkish
Say it EH-ren /ˈɛrən/
- Rank in 2025
- #882 boys, up 1,419 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 270boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024276 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,440babies recorded
What does the name Eren mean?
Eren is a Turkish name, mostly for boys, used in Turkey and Kazakhstan. Wiktionary records the Turkish word eren as a synonym of ermiş, a saint or holy person, inherited from an old Turkic plural of er, "man". Wikipedia gives the name the senses "saint" and "wise" and links it with the verb ermek, "to reach, to attain", in the sense of reaching spiritual maturity.
eren (Turkish, “saint, holy person”)er (Turkish, “man”)ermek (Turkish, “to reach, attain”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'eren', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Eren', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Eren', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Eren popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 204 since 1976, 7 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #882 | 270 |
| 2020 | #2,301 | 59 |
| 2010 | #3,396 | 32 |
| 2000 | #5,118 | 14 |
| 1990 | #5,116 | 10 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Eren, counting every spelling?
Eren is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #811 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #882 for Eren on its own. Together these spellings went to 297 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eren | 270 | #882 | 1,188 |
| Eron | 14 | #6,225 | 89 |
| Erron | 6 | #11,073 | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Eren?
270 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eren (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Eren born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 31 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Eren.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eren?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Eren are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 14. That makes Eren a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Eren by state
How common Eren was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.8×), California (1.6×), Florida (1.6×), Arizona (1.5×). In 27 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Eren: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Eren, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Eren · Sibling names for Eren
Questions about the name Eren
What does Eren mean?
Eren means “saint; one who has attained” (Turkish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Eren?
Eren was the 882nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 270 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 874th with 276 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,428 places. More babies were named Eren in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Eren a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Eren in the US.
Where is Eren most popular?
In 2021–2025, Eren was most common in Texas (0.24 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Florida.