Eri
Girl name · #4001 in 2025 · Uniqueness 46/100
Eri is currently the #4001 girl name in the United States — 36 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #9481, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 50,000 girls born in 2025 was named Eri.
The 53-year story
Eri first appears in the Social Security records in 1972, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 48 babies and a rank of #3277. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Eri per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Eri in class?
Eri scores 46 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Eri is most common
State-level data for Eri is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Eri
Statistically, parents drawn to Eri tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ameri, Esti, Ori, Xuri, and Evani.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Eri | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3975 |
| 2024 | 48 | #3277 |
| 2023 | 35 | #4114 |
| 2022 | 47 | #3365 |
| 2021 | 30 | #4507 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7559 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15539 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15682 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16215 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9481 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13069 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16547 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10429 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10374 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14959 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15405 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12187 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13154 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9479 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14122 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7742 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11807 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9553 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6319 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8052 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Eri a popular girl name?
Eri ranked #4001 among girls in 2025 with 36 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #9481.
When was the name Eri most popular?
Eri peaked in 2024, when 48 American girls received the name (ranked #3277 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Eri?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 50,000 newborn American girls was named Eri. It scores 46/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.