Eris

Greek

"strife, discord"

Eris Origin and Meaning

The name Eris is a girl's name meaning "strife, discord".

Eris was the goddess of strife and discord, turned fairy tale and then popular culture figure Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty. Ironic, as her name sounds so much like that of Eros, the god of love.

There is also a planet named Eris, discovered in 2005 and sometimes called the tenth planet.

Though not on the U.S. Top 1000 except for a brief appearance a century ago, Eris was given to 130 baby girls in 2022 and is rising along with the fashion for mythological names.

Eris Rank in US Top 1000

# 732 in the US

Eris Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 887 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Eris

• 887 Nameberry 2025
• 582 Unique 2023
• 334 Unisex 2023

20 Names Similar to Eris

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Eris.

• Ceres
• Cerise
• Vega
• Xiomara
• Arcadia
• Solana
• Skadi
• Yara
• Vesper
• Zephyrine
• Runa
• Callisto
• Kore
• Aiko
• Valkyrie
• Freyja
• Morrigan
• Astoria
• Cyra
• Yuna

Famous People Named Eris

• Eris Baker American actress

The name Eris in Pop Culture

• Eris Greek goddess of strife and discord
• Eris Fairy character from American/Canadian show "The Troop"
• Eris character on series "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy"
• Eris character in the animated movie 'Simbad'
• Eris character in the book 'Pandora gets Heart' (Carolyn Hennesy)
• Eris Morn character in the video game "Destiny"
• Eris Dodd Radson, character from Katherine's McGee's book series "The Thousandth Floor"