Eremias
Eremias is a genus of lizards in the family Lacertidae, the wall lizards. They are native to Asia and southeastern Europe, where they live in desert and steppe regions.
Meaning & Origin of Eremias
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eremias is a genus of lizards in the family Lacertidae, the wall lizards. They are native to Asia and southeastern Europe, where they live in desert and steppe regions.
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The Story of Eremias
Eremias first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2020, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 7 Eremiass were born — ranking #9,549 that year. As of 2026, Eremias ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 12 Eremiass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Eremias
Eremias is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2020 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Eremias's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #9,549. Use the chart and map above to compare Eremias'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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