Boys' name · since 2005
Eryx
Eryx has 176 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,735 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,793 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 176
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Eryx is the #5793 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 176 recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Eryx recorded 176 times among boys since 2005, holding rank #5793 nationally today, ahead of 58% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #13,735 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,793 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 176 born since 2005
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eryx ranks #13,735 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,793 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 176 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,735 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,793 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 176
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Eryx's 176 recorded births place it above 69.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Eryx compares
176 36th percentile among 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
Eryx's all-time total is 52% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eryx | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 176 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eryx's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eryx's full recorded timeline at 2016, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eryx popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Eryx by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (96 births, 55% of the file).
2020s was Eryx's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Eryx births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
62 births
- 2020s
2020s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 96 births (55% of all-time use).
Eryx by state
Where Eryx concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 17 | 9.7% |
17 of 176 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Eryxs (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Eryx: 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 (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Eryx 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.