Eran
Eran is an Israeli masculine given name that may refer to the following notable people:Eran Biton, Israeli football midfielder Eran Creevy, British film director Eran Elhaik, Israeli-American geneticist and bioinformatician Eran Elinav, Israeli immunologist Eran Egozy, Israeli-American video game developer Eran Ganot, American college basketball coach Eran Groumi, Israeli swimmer Eran Hadas,…
Meaning & Origin of Eran
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eran is an Israeli masculine given name that may refer to the following notable people:Eran Biton, Israeli football midfielder Eran Creevy, British film director Eran Elhaik, Israeli-American geneticist and bioinformatician Eran Elinav, Israeli immunologist Eran Egozy, Israeli-American video game developer Eran Ganot, American college basketball coach Eran Groumi, Israeli swimmer Eran Hadas,…
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The Story of Eran
As a girl name
Eran first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1974, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 9 Erans were born — ranking #6,804 that year. As of 2026, Eran ranks #13,724 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 87 Erans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Eran first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1966, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 20 Erans were born — ranking #2,444 that year. As of 2026, Eran ranks #10,889 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 609 Erans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Eran
Eran is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 609 births in the dataset. Eran's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #2,444. Use the chart and map above to compare Eran's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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