boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Eider

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #1,064 Trend ↑ Rising 912%
Rank 2025
#1,064
among boys · ↓37 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
204
named Eider · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,373
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
217 babies
All-time total
749
#6,188 all-time among boys
First recorded
2016
in Social Security records

Eider popularity over time

749 babies have been named Eider since 2016, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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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 Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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2010s 7 36 43 4 – #5,218
2020s (to 2025) – 706 706 118 +2636% #1,027

Where Eider 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 263 0.15 outside top 500
2027 327 0.19 outside top 500
2028 393 0.23 outside top 500
2029 460 0.27 outside top 500
2030 525 0.31 outside top 500

Where Eider is most popular

Boys named Eider per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.078 per 1,000. Strongest in Tennessee, New York, and New Jersey.

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Eider 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
Tennessee 29 0.161 +106%
New York 65 0.150 +92%
New Jersey 29 0.144 +84%
Georgia 34 0.134 +72%
Texas 95 0.108 +38%
Massachusetts 13 0.095 +21%
California 86 0.094 +20%
Florida 40 0.084 +8%
Kansas 5 0.073 -7%
Illinois 18 0.070 -10%
Indiana 11 0.069 -12%
Pennsylvania 17 0.064 -18%
Arizona 10 0.061 -22%
Virginia 11 0.058 -26%
Minnesota 5 0.041 -48%
North Carolina 10 0.039 -50%
Colorado 5 0.039 -50%
Washington 5 0.031 -61%
Ohio 5 0.019 -76%
Alaska – – –
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Delaware – – –
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Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Eider

Eider is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,064 in 2025 with 204 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2016, 749 American babies have been named Eider. Its peak came in 2024, when 217 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Eider stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Eider?

The median living Eider is about 1 years old; half are between 0 and 2. An estimated 700 people named Eider are alive in the United States today.

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

Eider year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 204 #1,064
2024 – – 217 #1,027
2023 – – 153 #1,260
2022 – – 59 #2,385
2021 – – 42 #2,931
2020 – – 31 #3,513
2019 – – 18 #5,218
2018 – – 9 #8,344
2017 – – 9 #8,336
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Eider?

The median living Eider is about 1 years old. Half of all living Eiders are between 0 and 2 years old.

How many people named Eider are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Eider are alive in the United States, based on 749 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Eider in 2025?

Eider ranked #1,064 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 204 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Eider?

749 babies have been named Eider in the United States since 2016, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Eider most popular?

Eider peaked in 2024, when 217 newborns received the name.

Is Eider a boy or girl name?

Eider is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Eider rising or falling?

Eider is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Eider become more popular?

Eider is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 525 boys named Eider in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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