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Eram

Gender
Girl
Say it
EH-ram
Origin
Arabic

Eram is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “paradise”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Eram mean?

Arabic: variant of Iram, the Quranic city of the pillars

“paradise”

Iram is a legendary city of pillars named in the Quran, and Eram is often understood as meaning paradise.

Is Eram a girl's or a boy's name?

Eram is a girls' name.

How popular is Eram in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 6 girls.

1996Busiest: 6 in 19962023
Eram in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20235#4,251
20220–
20210–
20200–
20190–
20180–
20170–
20160–
20150–
20140–
20130–
20120–
20110–
20100–
20090–
20080–
20070–
20060–
20050–
20040–
20030–
20020–
20013#4,156
20003#4,074
19990–
19983#4,026
19970–
19966#2,469

Names like Eram

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Eram: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eram, updated 20 October 2026.