Name profile

Eros

A name meaning "love".

PronunciationClassical Greek /é.rɔːs/; American English /ˈɛɹ.ɑs/; British English /ˈɛɹ.ɒs/
Usage languagesGreek Mythology, Italian
US rank (2025)#1,323

Meaning and history

Eros is a Greek name meaning “love.” In Greek mythology, he was a young god and the son of Aphrodite, armed with arrows that caused those they struck to fall in love.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 46 births, rank #2,578
2007: 55 births, rank #2,337
2008: 56 births, rank #2,327
2009: 50 births, rank #2,528
2010: 55 births, rank #2,324
20112011: 57 births, rank #2,261
2012: 52 births, rank #2,415
2013: 58 births, rank #2,225
2014: 56 births, rank #2,317
2015: 66 births, rank #2,112
20162016: 65 births, rank #2,134
2017: 67 births, rank #2,065
2018: 81 births, rank #1,856
2019: 106 births, rank #1,574
2020: 117 births, rank #1,463
20212021: 123 births, rank #1,461
2022: 144 births, rank #1,308
2023: 135 births, rank #1,380
2024: 121 births, rank #1,487
20252025: 146 births, rank #1,323

In 2025, 146 babies were recorded with the name Eros, ranking #1,323 among boys.