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Eri

Unisex

Meaning of Eri: Japanese: 'blessed prize'

Eri is a unisex name most strongly associated with Japanese naming. It has 3 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3466th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3466

42 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

904

First recorded 1963 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 16 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 12 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 24 babies1987: 19 babies1988: 22 babies1989: 20 babies1990: 24 babies19901991: 19 babies1992: 31 babies1993: 20 babies1994: 33 babies1995: 23 babies1996: 21 babies1997: 24 babies1998: 11 babies1999: 15 babies2000: 14 babies20002001: 13 babies2002: 16 babies2003: 9 babies2004: 13 babies2005: 16 babies2006: 13 babies2007: 7 babies2008: 20 babies2009: 14 babies2010: 17 babies20102011: 15 babies2012: 21 babies2013: 13 babies2014: 7 babies2015: 20 babies2016: 5 babies2017: 0 babies2018: 12 babies2019: 14 babies2020: 25 babies20202021: 30 babies2022: 52 babies2023: 42 babies2024: 55 babies2025: 42 babies
US babies named Eri per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 55.

Gender split

43% boys · 57% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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