Eider: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “eider duck”
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Say it
- EYE-der · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
From the name of the sea duck, borrowed through Scandinavian languages from Old Norse æthr. As a given name it is rare and used as a modern nature name.
How popular is Eider?
Babies named Eider in 2024217
2024 rank#1,025 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 1880545
Eider is rising: use over the last five years is 151.1× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Eider
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Eider questions
What does the name Eider mean?
Eider means "eider duck". It comes from Old Norse. From the name of the sea duck, borrowed through Scandinavian languages from Old Norse æthr. As a given name it is rare and used as a modern nature name.
Is Eider a boy or girl name?
Eider is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Eider?
217 US babies were named Eider in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Eider?
Eider is usually pronounced EYE-der.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.