Given name
Eternity
“lasting forever”
Eternity is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “lasting forever.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “lasting forever.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eternity through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,225
- 0 boys · 2,225 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 103 babies
- 2025
- 79
- #2,305 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +11%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 79 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,305 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 103 in 2009. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,312 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Eternity’s family of names
Eternity has a related form in Eternitea. Eternity has a related form in Eternitee. Eternity has a related form in Eternitey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Eternitivariant
- Eterniteavariant
- Eternyteavariant
- Eternyteevariant
- Eternytievariant
- Eternytivariant
- Eternytyvariant
- Eterniteevariant
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