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Eran

88% boys · 7 born in 2025

Eran has been given to about 703 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1981, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 645
Median age today39 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Eran per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1981 · 27
  • Born in 20257
  • All time703

How popular is Eran?

Its best year was 1981, when 27 babies were given the name, ranking 2605th. The typical living American called Eran is about 39 years old today.

Names that sound like Eran

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Evan0.81
  2. Ean0.81
  3. Elan0.81
  4. Herman0.75
  5. German0.75
  6. Hernan0.75
  7. Oran0.74
  8. Ethan0.70

Middle names for Eran

Ranked by flow score
  1. Eran John0.77
  2. Eran Lee0.77
  3. Eran Bryce0.76
  4. Eran Ross0.76
  5. Eran Quinn0.76
  6. Eran Jude0.76

Sibling names for Eran

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kareembrother · 0.74
  2. Dereckbrother · 0.73
  3. Aracelisister · 0.73
  4. Marisolsister · 0.72
  5. Larasister · 0.72
  6. Aronbrother · 0.72

Where Eran is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Eran Anderson0.74
    2. Eran White0.72
    3. Eran Reyes0.72
    4. Eran Moore0.72
    5. Eran Lee0.72
    6. Eran Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Eran

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.