Eris
Eris was the 1623rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 128 babies. Its best year was 1923, when it ranked 457th with 226 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,038 places. More babies were named Eris in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,623 girls, up 188 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 128girls
- Girls and boys
- 86% girls, 14% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1923226 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,343babies recorded
Eris popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,623 | #4,071 | 128 | 26 |
| 2020 | #1,811 | #5,096 | 109 | 18 |
| 2010 | #3,330 | #12,843 | 49 | 5 |
| 2000 | #5,780 | #6,463 | 19 | 10 |
| 1990 | #8,699 | #5,513 | 9 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | #6,565 | — | 5 |
| 1970 | — | #3,973 | — | 7 |
| 1960 | #5,908 | — | 6 | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | #2,463 | — | 12 | — |
| 1930 | #2,461 | #3,389 | 13 | 7 |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Eris, counting every spelling?
Eris is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,334 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,623 for Eris on its own. Together these spellings went to 150 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eris | 128 | #1,623 | 639 |
| Eryss | 8 | #11,244 | 101 |
| Eriss | 8 | #11,242 | 25 |
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 Eris?
128 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eris (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Eris 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 66 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Eris.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eris?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Eris are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 19. That makes Eris 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.
Eris by state
How common Eris was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Eris
How popular is the name Eris?
Eris was the 1623rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 128 babies. Its best year was 1923, when it ranked 457th with 226 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,038 places. More babies were named Eris in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Eris a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 86% girls, 14% boys given the name Eris in the US.
Where is Eris most popular?
In 2021–2025, Eris was most common in Oklahoma (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by Nevada and Georgia.