Eternity
Eternity was the 2305th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 79 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1974th; the most babies were born in 2009 (103). Over the last ten years it has moved down 85 places. More babies were named Eternity in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,305 girls, up 47 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 79girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009103 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,225babies recorded
Eternity popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,305 | 79 |
| 2020 | #2,352 | 75 |
| 2010 | #2,186 | 89 |
| 2000 | #3,231 | 42 |
| 1990 | #13,653 | 5 |
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How popular is Eternity, counting every spelling?
Eternity is the most common spelling of a name family that had 79 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 79 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eternity | 79 | #2,305 | 408 |
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 Eternity?
79 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eternity (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Eternity 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 106 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Eternity.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eternity?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Eternity are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 21. That makes Eternity mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Eternity by state
How common Eternity was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 39 states fewer than five girls 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 Eternity: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Eternity, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Eternity
How popular is the name Eternity?
Eternity was the 2305th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 79 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1974th; the most babies were born in 2009 (103). Over the last ten years it has moved down 85 places. More babies were named Eternity in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Eternity a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Eternity in the US.
Where is Eternity most popular?
In 2021–2025, Eternity was most common in Arizona (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and Pennsylvania.