Aeneas
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Aeneas is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Aeneas mean?
Greek
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Aeneas a girl's or a boy's name?
Aeneas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aeneas in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2023, with 6 boys.
Aeneas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
How popular is Aeneas in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Aeneas, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 38 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995.
2025 had fewer boys named Aeneas than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Aeneas in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aeneas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,441 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,101 |
| 2005 | 28 | #3,443 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,552 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,316 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
Names like Aeneas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aiden Ronan Finn Brody Kayden Kian Declan Rowan Caelan Darragh Lochlan Callan
Names related to Aeneas
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aeneas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aeneas, updated 20 October 2026.