Is Eider a boy or girl name?

Eider is a boy’s name. Of the 749 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.9% were girls and 99.1% were boys.

Eider

Recorded 2016–2025 · United States

Eider was most popular in 2024, when 217 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,122 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,175, with 204 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 749 people named Eider.

Eider over time

Births per year. The dot marks Eider’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Eider a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Eider is a boy’s name — 0.9% of the 749 Americans given it were girls and 99.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Eider

Where Eider is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org