Total births
63
Boys' name · since 1915
Ero
63 babies named Ero in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12489
- among boys today
- 63
- born since 1915
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 13%
- more common than other boys
63 babies have been named Ero since 1915, making it today's #12489 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ero has been recorded 63 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #12489 nationally and more common than 13% of boys, 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 1915 to 2025.
- #12489 among boys today
- 63 born since 1915
- 2020s peak decade
- 13% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Ero is currently the #12489 boys' name in America, more common than 13% of boys - 63 born since 1915, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12489
- among boys today
- 63
- born since 1915
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 13%
- more common than other boys
Ero vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#12489
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 13% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
46% of everyone ever named Ero was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
8 babies were named Ero in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
How Ero compares
63 19th percentile among 14,294 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
Ero's all-time total is 83% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ero | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 63 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 23 | 22,252 |
Ero's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ero splits its recorded history at 2019: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ero at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2018
Current rank
#12,489
Active since
1915
Ero popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Ero by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ero's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Ero births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
- 2020s
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 29 births (46% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ero? ▼
Ero has been given to 63 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #12489 as of the latest data. 8 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
When was Ero most popular? ▼
Ero was most popular in the 2020s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Ero been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ero since 1915 -- 111 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Ero? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eros, Eron, Erol, Eroz. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ero: #12489 Boys' Name - 63 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ero. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ero 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 July 2026.