Is Eris a boy or girl name?

Eris is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 3,343 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 83.9% were girls and 16.1% were boys.

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Eris

Recorded 1913–2025 · United States

Eris was most popular in 1923, when 236 American babies were given the name — ranking #821 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,641, with 154 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,343 people named Eris.

Eris over time

Births per year. The dot marks Eris’s peak in 1923. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Eris a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Eris is mostly a girl’s name — 83.9% of the 3,343 Americans given it were girls and 16.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 87% girls and 13% 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 Eris

Where Eris 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