Eder
Boy · EH-der · Hebrew
Eder is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “flock”. In 2025 it ranked 1,728th for boys in the US (94 babies).
What does Eder mean?
Hebrew: biblical name; also a Basque word meaning beautiful
“flock”
Eder appears in the Bible in the place name Migdal Eder, 'tower of the flock'; in Basque, eder means 'beautiful'.
- Say it
- EH-der
Is Eder a girl's or a boy's name?
Eder is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 94 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eder in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,728among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 94about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 94 boys in the US were named Eder, making it the 1,728th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,743rd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 143 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Eder in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 100 boys in the US were given Eder or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,485, up from #1,728 for this spelling alone.
- Eder 94
- Edder 6
Eder in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94 | #1,728 |
| 2024 | 99 | #1,685 |
| 2023 | 102 | #1,668 |
| 2022 | 106 | #1,634 |
| 2021 | 91 | #1,763 |
| 2020 | 88 | #1,743 |
| 2019 | 53 | #2,490 |
| 2018 | 87 | #1,762 |
| 2017 | 98 | #1,623 |
| 2016 | 117 | #1,467 |
| 2015 | 143 | #1,259 |
| 2014 | 118 | #1,422 |
| 2013 | 106 | #1,520 |
| 2012 | 85 | #1,755 |
| 2011 | 85 | #1,729 |
| 2010 | 97 | #1,612 |
| 2009 | 102 | #1,580 |
| 2008 | 125 | #1,361 |
| 2007 | 139 | #1,263 |
| 2006 | 112 | #1,408 |
| 2005 | 112 | #1,342 |
| 2004 | 78 | #1,650 |
| 2003 | 68 | #1,761 |
| 2002 | 56 | #1,970 |
| 2001 | 62 | #1,796 |
| 2000 | 50 | #2,011 |
| 1999 | 47 | #2,020 |
| 1998 | 37 | #2,346 |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,257 |
| 1996 | 34 | #2,327 |
| 1995 | 44 | #1,909 |
| 1994 | 52 | #1,711 |
| 1993 | 60 | #1,519 |
| 1992 | 57 | #1,541 |
| 1991 | 63 | #1,424 |
| 1990 | 55 | #1,525 |
| 1989 | 45 | #1,700 |
| 1988 | 42 | #1,666 |
| 1987 | 36 | #1,791 |
| 1986 | 47 | #1,456 |
| 1985 | 42 | #1,543 |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,932 |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,593 |
| 1982 | 48 | #1,361 |
Names like Eder
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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