How popular is the name Eron?

1,520 US babies were named Eron between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 1981.

What careers are people named Eron over-represented in?

Among notable men who are basketball players, Erons show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Eron

Eron. 1,520 US babies since 1940, peak 1981. Notable Erons are 1.3× over-represented as basketball players.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 1981

1,520 US babies were named Eron between 1940 and 2025.

Eron around the world

England & Wales: 159 babies since 1996, peak 2018, No. 2,437 in 2025
France: 120 babies since 1900, peak 2020, No. 2,933 in 2025
Sweden: 51 babies since 1998, peak 2015

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Erons end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	1.1×	Low · 3 people
Actor	1.2×	Low · 2 people
Basketball player	1.3×	Low · 2 people
Politician	0.8×	Low · 1 people

Among notable men who are basketball players, Erons show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 5 Erens spell it Eron

Eren 30%
Eron 19%
Ehren 15%
Erron 11%
Erion 9%
Eran 9%
Erian 4%
Ernan 4%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1981)