Boys' name · since 2006

Eragon

Eragon has 111 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16,723 of 45,481
all-time among boys
111
born since 2006
2020s
peak decade

Eragon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 111 have been recorded since 2006.

Eragon has 111 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2024.

  • #16,723 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 111 born since 2006
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eragon ranks #16,723 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 111 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.

#16,723 of 45,481
all-time among boys
111
born since 2006
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Eragon's 111 recorded births place it above 63.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Eragon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Eragon's full recorded timeline at 2013, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Eragon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2023)
13
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
468101214 2006200820112013201920222024 7

Eragon by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (39 births, 35% of the file).

2020s was Eragon's strongest decade.

39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.

Eragon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 39 births (35% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eragon? ▼
Eragon has been given to 111 babies in the U.S. since 2006, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,723 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 13 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
Where does Eragon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eragon ranks #16,723 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Eragon most popular? ▼
Eragon was most popular in the 2020s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Eragon been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Eragon since 2006 -- 19 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Eragon? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Erasmo, Eran, Erastus, Erasto, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Eragon

Nearby Names Like Eragon

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Eragon

Erasmo Boy
#4716 3,939 births
Eran Boy
#9885 616 births
Erastus Boy
407 births
Erasto Boy
145 births
Erasmus Boy
117 births

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Marce
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Harbert
111 births · Peak 1927
Kellis
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Eragon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2006–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Eragon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.