boys' name ★ peaked 2015

Eder

Meaning Éder is a Portuguese and Spanish given name Gender Boy Rank 2025 #1,734 Trend ↑ Rising 33%

Éder is a Portuguese and Spanish given name.

Rank 2025
#1,734
among boys · ↓45 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
94
named Eder · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,171
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2015
143 babies
All-time total
3,284
#2,380 all-time among boys
First recorded
1982
in Social Security records

Eder popularity over time

3,284 babies have been named Eder since 1982, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2015Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 325 33 – #1,369
1990s 486 49 +50% #1,434
2000s 904 90 +86% #1,264
2010s 989 99 +9% #1,262
2020s (to 2025) 580 97 -2% #1,635

Where Eder is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 99 0.06 outside top 500
2027 103 0.06 outside top 500
2028 107 0.06 outside top 500
2029 110 0.06 outside top 500
2030 113 0.07 outside top 500

Where Eder is most popular

Boys named Eder per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.057 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Eder born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 114 0.125 +119%
Texas 97 0.110 +93%
Georgia 17 0.067 +18%
New York 28 0.065 +14%
Florida 23 0.049 -15%
Maryland 5 0.042 -26%
New Jersey 7 0.035 -39%
Tennessee 5 0.028 -51%
Ohio 5 0.019 -67%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Eder

Eder is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,734 in 2025 with 94 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1982, 3,284 American babies have been named Eder. Its peak came in 2015, when 143 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Eder stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Eder?

The median living Eder is about 16 years old; half are between 8 and 25. An estimated 3,200 people named Eder are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Eder year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 94 #1,734
2024 99 #1,689
2023 102 #1,673
2022 106 #1,635
2021 91 #1,766
2020 88 #1,750
2019 53 #2,496
2018 87 #1,765
2017 98 #1,624
2016 117 #1,471
2015 143 #1,262
2014 118 #1,424
2013 106 #1,522
2012 85 #1,761
2011 85 #1,733
2010 97 #1,617
2009 102 #1,582
2008 125 #1,367
2007 139 #1,264
2006 112 #1,411
2005 112 #1,346
2004 78 #1,657
2003 68 #1,769
2002 56 #1,982
2001 62 #1,804
2000 50 #2,026
1995 44 #1,927
1990 55 #1,533
1985 42 #1,550
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Famous people named Eder

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Eder Silva Ferreira Brazilian footballer (born 1983) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Eder, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Eder?

The median living Eder is about 16 years old. Half of all living Eders are between 8 and 25 years old.

How many people named Eder are alive today?

An estimated 3,200 people named Eder are alive in the United States, based on 3,284 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Eder mean?

Éder is a Portuguese and Spanish given name.

How popular is the name Eder in 2025?

Eder ranked #1,734 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 94 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Eder?

3,284 babies have been named Eder in the United States since 1982, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Eder most popular?

Eder peaked in 2015, when 143 newborns received the name.

Is Eder a boy or girl name?

Eder is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Eder rising or falling?

Eder has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Eder become more popular?

Eder is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 113 boys named Eder in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Eder?

Well-known people named Eder include Eder Silva Ferreira (soccer player).

Names like Eder

Names that sound and feel close to Eder: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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