Erez

#6,220 in 2025Boys' name

Cedar

Erez has been given to 263 babies in the U.S. since 1969. In 2025 it ranked #6,220 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2018, with 20 recorded.

Babies named Erez, 2025

1 in 237,000

Erez over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Erez: meaning, origin, and history

Cedar

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Erez means

Erez means “cedar”.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 263 boys were recorded with the name Erez between 1969 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 20 in 2018; its best national rank was #4,594 in 1969.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #7,161 in 2020 to #6,220 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #7,651 in 2015 to #6,220 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Erez?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 237,000; 14 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 122,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #6,220; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 164,137 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Erez sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 164,137 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Erez. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Erezs were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Erez was born before 2010 — so the typical Erez is around 15 today.

Median birth year: 2010; About 15 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 30.4% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 71.1%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 263; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 30.4% of all recorded uses (80).

Is Erez rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +3,026; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: +941; Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago: +1,431; Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago: 1.40×; More babies than then
Share of its own peak: 70.0%; Peak was 2018 (20)
Years since peak: 7; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 33.3% average annual change
Best rank ever: #4,594; 1969

Spellings of Erez

Erez is not the most common spelling — Eric is, with 42.4% against Erez's 0.01%.

Eric42.4%888,891
Fred16.4%343,655
Derek11.4%239,060
Erik7.5%157,461
Drew3.7%78,592
Greg3.7%77,706
Rex2.9%60,449
Trey1.9%40,476

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Erez around the world

Where Erez ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2017–2023
#4,992
in 2023
France
2013–2020
#6,371
in 2020

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.

Erez by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #6,220
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 941
Best rank ever: #4,594; 1969
Peak year: 2018; 20 that year
First recorded: 1969
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 263
Count in 2025: 14

Names similar to Erez

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Eren Erek Perez Tyrez Arez Eres Terez Tarez Andrez Montrez Terrez Torez Trez Derez Torrez Eremias Erec Eremy Pharez Erebus Dontrez Rez Latrez Jarez

Sibling names for Erez

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Karleigh Adelle Kendyl Anabel Hayleigh Rhianna Shaniya

For a brother

Hamilton Kale Aaden Caesar Brennen Tobin Jerimiah Jorden

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