Eros
Eros was the 1324th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 146 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1310th; the most babies were born in 2025 (146). Over the last ten years it has moved up 795 places. More babies were named Eros in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,324 boys, up 140 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 146boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025146 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,033babies recorded
Eros popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,324 | 146 |
| 2020 | #1,464 | 117 |
| 2010 | #2,336 | 55 |
| 2000 | #3,016 | 29 |
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How popular is Eros, counting every spelling?
Eros has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,256 for boys in 2025, against #1,324 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Eros?
146 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eros (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Eros 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 57 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Eros.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eros?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Eros are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 18. That makes Eros 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.
Eros by state
How common Eros was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.2×), Arizona (2.0×), California (1.9×). In 39 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 Eros: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Eros, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Eros
How popular is the name Eros?
Eros was the 1324th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 146 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1310th; the most babies were born in 2025 (146). Over the last ten years it has moved up 795 places. More babies were named Eros in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Eros a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Eros in the US.
Where is Eros most popular?
In 2021–2025, Eros was most common in Florida (0.17 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arizona and California.