Unisex name · since 1972
Eri
513 babies named Eri in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,650 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,001 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 513
- born since 1972
- 2020s
- peak decade
513 babies have been named Eri since 1972, making it today's #4001 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eri has been recorded 513 times among girls since 1972, currently ranked #4001 nationally and more common than 77% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #11,650 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,001 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 513 born since 1972
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eri ranks #11,650 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,001 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 513 born since 1972, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,650 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,001 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 513
- born since 1972
- 2020s
- peak decade
Eri's 513 recorded births place it above 83.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Eri compares
513 Top 45% higher than 55% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Eri's all-time total is 36% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eri | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 513 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eri's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 48, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eri popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Eri popularity over time - boys
391 total births recorded since 1963 (Eri as boys' name)
Eri by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (210 births, 41% of the file).
2020s was Eri's strongest decade.
210 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Eri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
90 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s 64
2010s
64 births
- 2020s
2020s
210 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 210 births (41% of all-time use).
How Eri compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Eri's total volume
Eri by state
Where Eri concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 39 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 19 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.2% |
39 of 513 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- California records the most Eris (39 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 Eri: 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 (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Eri 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.