Eretria
Eretria is a town in Euboea, Greece, facing the coast of Attica across the narrow South Euboean Gulf. It was an important Greek polis in the 6th and 5th century BC, mentioned by many famous writers and actively involved in significant historical events.
Meaning & Origin of Eretria
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eretria is a town in Euboea, Greece, facing the coast of Attica across the narrow South Euboean Gulf. It was an important Greek polis in the 6th and 5th century BC, mentioned by many famous writers and actively involved in significant historical events.
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The Story of Eretria
Eretria first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2016, with 17 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 24 Eretrias were born — ranking #5,314 that year. As of 2026, Eretria ranks #9,923 for baby girls with 6 births, falling sharply (-54%). In total, more than 158 Eretrias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Eretria
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- Achaeus , tragic playwright
- Menedemus (345/4-261/0 BC), Greek philosopher
- Philoxenus (4th century BC), painter
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About the name Eretria
Eretria is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2016 and has accumulated 158 births in the dataset. Eretria's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #5,314. Use the chart and map above to compare Eretria'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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