Unisex name · since 1973
Eren
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 2,236 babies named Eren, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,071 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #882 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,236
- born since 1973
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Eren is the #882 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,236 recorded since 1973.
Eren has 2,236 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #882 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of boys, 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 1973 to 2025.
- #3,071 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #882 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,236 born since 1973
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eren ranks #3,071 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #882 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,236 born since 1973, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,071 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #882 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,236
- born since 1973
- 2020s
- peak decade
Eren's 2,236 recorded births place it above 93.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Eren compares
2,236 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Eren's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eren | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,236 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 276 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eren's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 89% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 11%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 276, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eren popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 276
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Eren popularity over time - girls
204 total births recorded since 1976 (Eren as girls' name)
Eren by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,247 births, 56% of the file).
2020s was Eren's strongest decade.
1,247 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Eren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
- 1990s 113
1990s
113 births
- 2000s 282
2000s
282 births
- 2010s
2010s
518 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,247 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,247 births (56% of all-time use).
How Eren compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Eren's total volume
Eren by state
Where Eren concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 308 | 13.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 268 | 12.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 164 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 131 | 5.9% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 90 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 36 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 34 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 33 | 1.5% |
308 of 2,236 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Eren appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Erens (308 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Eren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
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, 1973–2025 (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 Eren 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.