Eren
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EH-ren
- Origin
- Turkish
- UK rank, 2025
- #731 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #882 for boys
Eren is a boys' name of Turkish origin, meaning “saint, holy person”. In 2025 it ranked 731st for boys in the UK (53 babies) and 882nd for boys in the US (270 babies).
What does Eren mean?
Turkish
“saint, holy person”
Turkish name for a holy or spiritually mature person; also the hero of the Japanese manga Attack on Titan.
Is Eren a girl's or a boy's name?
Eren is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 53 boys in the UK and 7 girls and 270 boys in the US.
How popular is Eren in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 731st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 53 about 1 in 5,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 53 boys in the UK were named Eren, making it the 731st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 896th.
2025 had the most boys named Eren of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Eren in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 62 boys in the UK were given Eren or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #601, up from #731 for this spelling alone.
- Eren 53
- Eron 9
Among boys in 2025, it was 679th in England and Wales.
Eren in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #731 |
| 2024 | 45 | #813 |
| 2023 | 49 | #760 |
| 2022 | 36 | #939 |
| 2021 | 27 | #1,134 |
| 2020 | 36 | #896 |
| 2019 | 37 | #889 |
| 2018 | 48 | #767 |
| 2017 | 47 | #796 |
| 2016 | 45 | #799 |
| 2015 | 50 | #724 |
| 2014 | 38 | #874 |
| 2013 | 28 | #1,069 |
| 2012 | 37 | #905 |
| 2011 | 28 | #1,056 |
| 2010 | 50 | #701 |
| 2009 | 51 | #686 |
| 2008 | 42 | #766 |
| 2007 | 37 | #812 |
| 2006 | 34 | #823 |
| 2005 | 33 | #812 |
| 2004 | 34 | #746 |
| 2003 | 30 | #773 |
| 2002 | 30 | #707 |
| 2001 | 38 | #567 |
| 2000 | 20 | #882 |
| 1999 | 17 | #959 |
| 1998 | 16 | #980 |
| 1997 | 30 | #625 |
| 1996 | 19 | #819 |
How popular is Eren in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 882nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 270 about 1 in 6,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 237% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 270 boys in the US were named Eren, making it the 882nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,291st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 276 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973. 7 girls were also named Eren in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Eren in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 284 boys in the US were given Eren or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #793, up from #882 for this spelling alone.
- Eren 270
- Eron 14
Eren in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 270 | #882 |
| 2024 | 276 | #873 |
| 2023 | 240 | #940 |
| 2022 | 238 | #953 |
| 2021 | 164 | #1,195 |
| 2020 | 59 | #2,291 |
| 2019 | 94 | #1,691 |
| 2018 | 80 | #1,871 |
| 2017 | 61 | #2,185 |
| 2016 | 53 | #2,412 |
| 2015 | 57 | #2,299 |
| 2014 | 44 | #2,703 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,751 |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2011 | 28 | #3,694 |
| 2010 | 32 | #3,376 |
| 2009 | 25 | #4,033 |
| 2008 | 32 | #3,419 |
| 2007 | 40 | #2,918 |
| 2006 | 34 | #3,152 |
| 2005 | 29 | #3,385 |
| 2004 | 34 | #2,949 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,361 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
Names like Eren
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Finn, Eden, Aiden, Rowan, Ronan, Brody, Kian, Lochlan, Brayden, Callan, Orhan
Other spellings of Eren
Names related to Eren
More Turkish names
Ayla, Aylin, Alara, Ayda, Ayzel, Kaya, Aydin, Aslan, Evren, Ayaz, Ela, Aylah, Aleyna, Deniz, Demir, Selin
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, “Eren: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eren, updated 20 October 2026.