NameTides

Eros

Eros was the #1,323 boys' name in the US in 2025 (146 babies), and #1,897 in England & Wales and #1,565 in Canada.

Eros as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Eros as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Eros as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,323 (146)#1,897 (13)—#1,565 (14)
2024#1,487 (121)#2,922 (7)#655 (4)—
2023#1,380 (135)#2,814 (7)—#1,810 (10)
2022#1,308 (144)#2,166 (10)——
2021#1,461 (123)#2,730 (7)——
2020#1,463 (117)#2,404 (8)—#1,708 (10)
2019#1,574 (106)#3,411 (5)—#2,756 (5)
2018#1,856 (81)#3,412 (5)—#1,682 (10)
2017#2,065 (67)#3,449 (5)—#1,852 (9)
2016#2,134 (65)———
2015#2,112 (66)#3,908 (4)——
2014#2,317 (56)#4,632 (3)—#2,667 (5)
2013#2,225 (58)———
2012#2,415 (52)#3,416 (5)—#2,666 (5)
2011#2,261 (57)——#2,330 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,323.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1974.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 21,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Eros is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Eros by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,410NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #906CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #844AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #698OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,169TXFlorida: #649FL
Eros (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ErosCanadaBoys#1,56514
ErosEngland & WalesBoys#1,89713
ErosIrelandBoys—too few
ErosUSBoys#1,323146