🔥Eros

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Greek

"desire, love"

Eros Origin and Meaning

The name Eros is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "desire, love".

The name of the Greek winged god of love (usually romantic and sexual love) may seem a lot to live up to, but like other deity names, it's on the rise. In a recent year, it was given to more than 130 boys in the US.

The name appears in DC comics as an ally of Wonder Woman, and is the alias of Marvel's Starfox character. Eros is also the name of an asteroid in our solar system. The name is more popular in Italy, where it's been in the Top 200 in recent years.

Entourage actor Adrian Grenier and Jordan Roemmele chose Eros as one of their son's middle names in 2025.

Eros Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 951 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Eros

• 951 Nameberry 2025
• 383 Unique 2023

20 Names Similar to Eros

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

• Osiris
• Achilles
• Helios
• Nero
• Icarus
• Castor
• Adonis
• Morpheus
• Odysseus
• Regulus
• Severus
• Sora
• Perseus
• Sirius
• Abraxas
• Artemis
• Azrael
• Cato
• Tiberius
• Ajax

Famous People Named Eros

• Eros Ramazzotti Italian musician and singer,songwriter
• Eros Vlahos English actor
• Eros Bazua Rubio son of mexican singer Paulina Rubio

The name Eros in Pop Culture

• Eros character from Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra"