Recorded 2019–2023 Unisex name Peak 2023 29 births

Erys — unisex name

29 babies named Erys in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s62020s23
2020s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Erys was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

11 babies were named Erys in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Erys

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Erys between 2019 and 2023, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Erys currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Erys is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 2024.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Erys performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Erys shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Erys in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 29 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Erys at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

29

Since 2019

5 years of records

Peak year

2023

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2019

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2023

Erys popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2019

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
11
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4681012 2023202120202019 6

Erys popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 2024 (Erys as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2024 6

Erys by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
23 births that decade — 79% of Erys's all-time total
2010s62020s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Erys?
29 babies have been named Erys since 2019. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 11 births.
When was Erys most popular?
Erys was most popular in the 2020s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Is Erys a unisex name?
Yes, Erys is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 29 births, and as a boy's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Erys been used?
Erys has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 5 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Erys?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eryn, Erynn, Erykah, Eryka, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2019–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.