How Many People Are Named Eris?

2,626

people named Eris are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 130,154 people in the US has this name

Based on 3,343 babies named Eris in Social Security records from 1913 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#5,644

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Girl Names

#3,164

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Peak Year

1923

236 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: Greek Mythology
Gender: Primarily Female

Meaning:

Means "strife" in Greek. In Greek mythology Eris was the goddess of discord. She was the sister and companion of Ares.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
81.7%
Male
18.3%

Of the babies given the name Eris, 81.7% were girls and 18.3% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1920s: 94.1% of the babies were girls then and 86.4% in the 2020s.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Eris alive today is about 15 years old, and 86% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 20 in 2025.

Under 30 2,249
85.6%
30 to 59 263
10%
60 and over 114
4.3%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Eris first appears in the records in 1913 and was given most often in 1923, to 236 babies. In 2025, 154 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 1913 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

Eris has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #457, in 1923. In 2025 it ranked #1,623. Among boys, its best rank was #2,818, in 1923.

GirlsBoys
Rank in 2025#1,623#4,070
Best rank#457 (1923)#2,818 (1923)
Years in the top 100NoneNone
Rank in its biggest decade#1,657 in the 2020s#4,906 in the 2020s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Eris alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Eris were born in Texas than in any other state: about 238 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Eris was given 2.7 times as often in Texas, 2 times in California and 1.8 times in Ohio.

Texas 238
California 216
Florida 61
Ohio 50
North Carolina 31
Georgia 29
Michigan 28
Oklahoma 12
Washington 12
Missouri 11
Pennsylvania 11
Colorado 11
Tennessee 8
Virginia 6
Nevada 6
New York 5
Louisiana 5
Illinois 5

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