Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Eren

Gender Unisex · 8% girls Rank 2025 #882 Trend ↑ Rising 252%
Rank 2025
#882
among boys · ↓8 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
277
named Eren · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,326
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
288 babies
All-time total
2,440
#3,071 all-time among boys
First recorded
1973
in Social Security records

Eren popularity over time

2,440 babies have been named Eren since 1973, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

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
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 27 11 38 4 – #5,279
1980s 48 65 113 11 +197% #3,954
1990s 26 113 139 14 +23% #3,739
2000s 44 282 326 33 +135% #2,942
2010s 11 518 529 53 +62% #1,693
2020s (to 2025) 48 1,247 1,295 216 +308% #874

Where Eren 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 328 0.19 outside top 500
2027 386 0.23 outside top 500
2028 444 0.26 outside top 500
2029 501 0.29 outside top 500
2030 554 0.32 outside top 500

Where Eren is most popular

Boys named Eren per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.138 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, and Florida.

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 Eren 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
Texas 214 0.243 +77%
California 203 0.222 +61%
Florida 101 0.213 +55%
Arizona 34 0.208 +51%
New Jersey 40 0.199 +44%
Washington 31 0.189 +38%
New York 81 0.187 +36%
Nevada 10 0.175 +28%
New Mexico 5 0.152 +10%
Georgia 36 0.142 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 33 0.124 -10%
Illinois 28 0.110 -20%
Tennessee 19 0.105 -23%
North Carolina 26 0.102 -26%
Ohio 26 0.098 -29%
Massachusetts 11 0.080 -42%
Oklahoma 6 0.068 -51%
Utah 5 0.052 -62%
Maryland 6 0.050 -63%
Alabama 5 0.046 -67%
Colorado 5 0.039 -72%
Virginia 7 0.037 -73%
Michigan 7 0.034 -75%
Indiana 5 0.031 -77%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
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 Eren

Eren is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #882 in 2025 with 270 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 2,440 American babies have been named Eren, about 92% boys and 8% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 288 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 Eren stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Eren?

The median living Eren is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 15. An estimated 2,400 people named Eren are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

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

Eren 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 7 #12,297 270 #882
2024 12 #8,609 276 #874
2023 10 #9,824 240 #940
2022 11 #9,245 238 #954
2021 8 #11,434 164 #1,195
2020 – – 59 #2,301
2019 – – 94 #1,693
2018 5 #16,426 80 #1,876
2017 – – 61 #2,196
2016 – – 53 #2,419
2015 6 #15,079 57 #2,310
2014 – – 44 #2,724
2013 – – 27 #3,783
2012 – – 42 #2,835
2011 – – 28 #3,720
2010 – – 32 #3,396
2009 5 #18,173 25 #4,074
2008 – – 32 #3,438
2007 5 #18,499 40 #2,942
2006 6 #15,730 34 #3,178
2005 5 #17,299 29 #3,405
2004 – – 34 #2,969
2003 6 #14,421 27 #3,387
2002 6 #14,147 25 #3,483
2001 5 #16,119 22 #3,754
2000 6 #13,693 14 #5,118
1995 6 #12,251 9 #6,068
1990 9 #8,698 10 #5,116
1985 6 #9,669 – –
1980 9 #6,956 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Eren

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

  1. 1 Eren Albayrak Eren Albayrak Turkish footballer (born 1991) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Eren?

The median living Eren is about 4 years old. Half of all living Erens are between 2 and 15 years old.

How many people named Eren are alive today?

An estimated 2,400 people named Eren are alive in the United States, based on 2,440 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Eren in 2025?

Eren ranked #882 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 270 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Eren?

2,440 babies have been named Eren in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Eren most popular?

Eren peaked in 2024, when 288 newborns received the name.

Is Eren a boy or girl name?

Eren is used for both: about 8% of babies named Eren have been girls and 92% boys.

Is the name Eren rising or falling?

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

Will Eren become more popular?

Eren is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 554 boys named Eren 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 Eren?

Well-known people named Eren include Eren Albayrak (soccer player).

Names like Eren

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

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