Eris

Where Eris comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Eris.

Eris through the years
  1. 1895
    Eris O'Brien born
    Australian Catholic prelate
  2. 1913
    First appearance
    #2,164 among girls with 9 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1923
    Peak, #457
    226 babies named Eris, the most in any year.
  4. 1924
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #728.
  5. 1998
    Eris Abedini born
    Kosovan association football player
  6. 1998
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Eris Abedini · Kosovan association football player, born 1998
  • Eris O'Brien · Australian Catholic prelate, 1895–1974
  • Eris Paton · New Zealand cricketer, 1928–2004
  • Eris Muhandes · Afghan footballer, born 1982

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.