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Eris

84% girls, 16% boys · 154 born in 2025

Eris has been given to about 3,343 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1923, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,740
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Eris per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1923 · 236
  • Born in 2025154
  • All time3,343
  • England & Wales, 202519

How popular is Eris?

Its best year was 1923, when 236 babies were given the name, ranking 457th. The typical living American called Eris is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Eris

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ellis0.78
  2. Iris0.74
  3. Eric0.71
  4. Kris0.74
  5. Erin0.71
  6. Erik0.71
  7. Aris0.74
  8. Cris0.74

Middle names for Eris

Ranked by flow score
  1. Eris Anne0.81
  2. Eris Catherine0.78
  3. Eris Josephine0.78
  4. Eris Rose0.77
  5. Eris Marie0.77
  6. Eris Grace0.77

Sibling names for Eris

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jahmirbrother · 0.94
  2. Zamirbrother · 0.93
  3. Zahirbrother · 0.93
  4. Maisysister · 0.93
  5. Inayasister · 0.93
  6. Ayaneither · 0.92

Where Eris is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Louisiana0.01%
  2. Tennessee0.01%
  3. Colorado0.01%
  4. Georgia0.01%
  5. Florida0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Eris Anderson0.77
  2. Eris Reyes0.72
  3. Eris Nguyen0.72
  4. Eris Moore0.72
  5. Eris Lee0.72
  6. Eris Hall0.72

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 Eris

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

Eris across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.