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Eri

#4,007 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

From Japanese えり; literal meaning unconfirmed

Eri has been given to 904 babies in the U.S. since 1972. In 2025 it ranked #4,007 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2024, with 48 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 57% girls, 43% boys all-time.

Babies named Eri, 2025

1 in 92,100

Eri over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys
020406018801900192019401960198020002020

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 Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Eri over time

In 2025, Eri went to 86% girls and 14% boys.

19632025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Eri: meaning, origin, and history

From Japanese えり; literal meaning unconfirmed

Japanese

What Eri means

Eri is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Eri is used in English and Cebuano. Its origins include Japanese.

Eri comes through Japanese えり.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 513 girls were recorded with the name Eri between 1972 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 48 in 2024; its best national rank was #3,301 in 2024.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #7,675 in 2020 to #4,007 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #9,682 in 2015 to #4,007 in 2025.

In the United States, 391 boys were recorded with the name Eri between 1963 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 19 in 1994; its best national rank was #3,501 in 1994.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #7,162 in 2020 to #11,064 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #8,243 in 2015 to #11,064 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.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Eri?

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

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 92,100
36 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only
1 in 44,600
<0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025
#4,007
of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
63,832 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Eri sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

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 63,832 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Eri. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Eris were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Eri was born before 2012 — so the typical Eri is around 13 today.

Median birth year
2012
About 13 years old
Biggest decade
2020s
40.9% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
55.9%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
513
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2020s — 40.9% of all recorded uses (210).

Is Eri 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
−706
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
+3,668
Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago
+5,675
Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago
3.27×
More babies than then
Share of its own peak
75.0%
Peak was 2024 (48)
Years since peak
1
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Volatile
54.7% average annual change
Best rank ever
#3,301
2024

Where Eri is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Eri was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — girls, against 1 in 558,929 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —
  2. 2Ohio1 in —
  3. 3Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Eri has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Where Eri is used — boys

Across 1910–2025, Eri was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — boys, against 1 in 2,096,190 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —
  2. 2New York1 in —
  3. 3Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Eri has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Eri around the world

Where Eri 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
    1996–2025
    #4,867
    in 2025
  • France
    2022–2024
    #5,542
    in 2024

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.

Eri by the numbers

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

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#4,007
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 3,668
Best rank ever
#3,301
2024
Peak year
2024
48 that year
First recorded
1972
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
513
Count in 2025
36

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#11,064
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 3,902
Best rank ever
#3,501
1994
Peak year
1994
19 that year
First recorded
1963
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
391
Count in 2025
6

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