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Eider

OriginAnimal names or Basque
Meaning"beautiful"

About Eider

An eider is a sea duck with extra soft feathers as well as a Basque name with a lovely meaning. Eider is one of the fastest-rising boys' names below the Top 1000. Though theoretically unisex, no baby girls were given the name in 2024.

Pronounced AY-der.

As of October 2026, Eider ranked #13300 in US births in 2016 SSA.

Editor: Pamela Redmond

Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.

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    a type of sea duck whose feathers are used to fill eiderdown quilts

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