Eris
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Eris is a name of Greek origin, meaning “strife”. In 2025 it ranked 1,961st for girls in the UK (15 babies) and 1,622nd for girls in the US (128 babies).
What does Eris mean?
Greek
“strife”
Greek goddess of strife whose golden apple set off the Trojan War; a dwarf planet is named after her.
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Is Eris a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Eris has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 15 girls and 4 boys in the UK and 128 girls and 26 boys in the US.
How popular is Eris in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,961among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 19,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 15 girls in the UK were named Eris, making it the 1,961st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,213th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 29 girls. 4 boys were also named Eris in 2025 (4,301st for boys).
Half of all the girls named Eris in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 50% of the babies named Eris in the UK in 2004, and 79% in 2025.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,892nd in England and Wales.
Eris in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,961 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,323 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 24 | #1,406 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,882 |
| 2020 | 29 | #1,213 |
| 2019 | 29 | #1,220 |
| 2018 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,913 |
| 2016 | 13 | #2,224 |
| 2015 | 13 | #2,186 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,722 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 2 | #5,472 |
How popular is Eris in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,622among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 128about 1 in 13,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 128 girls in the US were named Eris, making it the 1,622nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,808th. Its busiest year was 1923, with 226 girls. It first appears in the records in 1913. 26 boys were also named Eris in 2025 (4,049th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Eris in the US since 1880 were born between 1952 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 136 girls in the US were given Eris or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,372, up from #1,622 for this spelling alone.
- Eris 128
- Eriss 8
In 2025, 83% of the babies named Eris in the US were girls.
Eris in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 128 | #1,622 |
| 2024 | 126 | #1,637 |
| 2023 | 132 | #1,586 |
| 2022 | 130 | #1,621 |
| 2021 | 123 | #1,680 |
| 2020 | 109 | #1,808 |
| 2019 | 91 | #2,070 |
| 2018 | 90 | #2,113 |
| 2017 | 113 | #1,824 |
| 2016 | 79 | #2,366 |
| 2015 | 67 | #2,646 |
| 2014 | 76 | #2,391 |
| 2013 | 61 | #2,803 |
| 2012 | 59 | #2,900 |
| 2011 | 61 | #2,837 |
| 2010 | 49 | #3,305 |
| 2009 | 55 | #3,087 |
| 2008 | 47 | #3,477 |
| 2007 | 57 | #3,047 |
| 2006 | 41 | #3,733 |
| 2005 | 67 | #2,549 |
| 2004 | 39 | #3,685 |
| 2003 | 28 | #4,531 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 24 | #4,829 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #5,695 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
| 1954 | 5 | #5,751 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 6 | #4,832 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #4,234 |
| 1948 | 12 | #2,973 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,993 |
| 1945 | 9 | #3,131 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #4,690 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,557 |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,423 |
| 1939 | 5 | #4,248 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,374 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,429 |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,922 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,405 |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,363 |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,424 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,300 |
| 1928 | 24 | #1,679 |
| 1927 | 36 | #1,331 |
| 1926 | 37 | #1,279 |
| 1925 | 53 | #1,037 |
| 1924 | 103 | #728 |
| 1923 | 226 | #457 |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,291 |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,378 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 9 | #3,217 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,081 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,272 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 9 | #2,163 |
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