Eron
Eron was the 6225th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1517th; the most babies were born in 1981 (38). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,458 places. More babies were named Eron in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Eren) saint; one who has attained · Turkish
- Rank in 2025
- #6,225 boys, down 158 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198138 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,588babies recorded
What does the name Eron mean?
Eron is a spelling of Eren, pronounced the same way, so it shares Eren's meaning and origin.
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)
Eron popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #6,225 | — | 14 |
| 2020 | — | #6,067 | — | 14 |
| 2010 | — | #5,324 | — | 17 |
| 2000 | — | #3,674 | — | 22 |
| 1990 | — | #3,207 | — | 19 |
| 1980 | #7,618 | #2,019 | 8 | 27 |
| 1970 | — | #1,532 | — | 31 |
| 1960 | — | #4,211 | — | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,559 | #4,511 | 6 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Eron, counting every spelling?
Eron is a spelling of Eren, a name family that ranked #811 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,225 for Eron 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 Eron?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eron (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Eron 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 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Eron.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eron?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Eron are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 19 and 47. That makes Eron mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Eron by state
How common Eron was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Eron: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Eron, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Eron
What does Eron mean?
Eron is a spelling of Eren, which means “saint; one who has attained” (Turkish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Eron?
Eron was the 6225th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1517th; the most babies were born in 1981 (38). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,458 places. More babies were named Eron in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Eron a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Eron in the US.
Where is Eron most popular?
In 2021–2025, Eron was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 boys).