Is Eros a boy or girl name?

Eros is a boy’s name. Of the 2,033 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Eros

Recorded 1974–2025 · United States

Eros was most popular in 2025, when 146 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,747 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,747, with 146 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,033 people named Eros.

Eros over time

Births per year. The dot marks Eros’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Eros a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Eros is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,033 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Eros

Where Eros 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