Boys' name · since 1974
Eros
2,033 babies named Eros in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,266 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,327 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,033
- born since 1974
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Eros is the #1327 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,033 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eros has been recorded 2,033 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #1327 nationally and more common than 90% 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 1974 to 2025.
- #3,266 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,327 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,033 born since 1974
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eros ranks #3,266 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,327 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,033 born since 1974, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,266 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,327 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,033
- born since 1974
- 2020s
- peak decade
Eros's 2,033 recorded births place it above 92.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Eros compares
2,033 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Eros's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eros | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,033 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 146 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eros's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eros's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 146, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eros popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 146
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Eros by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (786 births, 39% of the file).
2020s was Eros's strongest decade.
786 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Eros births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1990s 123
1990s
123 births
- 2000s
2000s
448 births
- 2010s
2010s
663 births
- 2020s
2020s
786 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 786 births (39% of all-time use).
How Eros 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 Eros's total volume
Eros by state
Where Eros concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 480 | 23.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 286 | 14.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 195 | 9.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 58 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 42 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 33 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.2% |
480 of 2,033 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Eros appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eros's data
- California records the most Eross (480 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eros: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Eros 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.