Given name & surname
Eder
“of the flock”
Eder is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “of the flock.”
Original Hebrewעדר
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “of the flock.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Eder appears in 1 Chronicles 23:23, Joshua 15:21, Genesis 35:21 and 1 other passage.
- 1 Chronicles 23:23
- Joshua 15:21
- Genesis 35:21
- Micah 4:8
From biblical name research
Eder through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,284
- 3,284 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 143 babies
- 2025
- 94
- #1,734 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +11%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 94 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,734 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 11.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 143 in 2015. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (23). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,444 as a first name in 2020; 3,570 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Eder’s family of names
Eder has a related form in Edar. Eder has a related form in Edir. Eder has a related form in Edor.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Eder
- EderBrazilian association football playerborn 1989
- EderBrazilian association football playerborn 1984
- Eder SilvaBrazilian association football playerborn 1983
- Eder SánchezMexican race walking athleteborn 1986
- Éder Limafootballerborn 1984
- Eder SarabiaSpanish football managerborn 1980
- Éder BaianoBrazilian footballerborn 1984
- Eder PachecoBrazilian footballer and managerborn 1977
- Éder BorelliProfessional Football Playerborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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