Aeneas
2025 SSA
About Aeneas
In Greek and Roman mythology, Aeneas was the legendary son of Venus (or Aphrodite) who was the hero of Troy and Rome. Appearing in the Aeneid by the poet Virgil, he goes on to found the Roman state and break the heart of Queen Dido of Carthage.
Derived from the Greek aine meaning "praise"< Aeneas is a rare choice that might fit in with popular mythological choices like Atlas, Adonis, and Aris, and with the Biblical Amias, Ozias, and Amos. It first appeared in the US stats back in 1995, and has been given to a handful of boys each year since then. Its current peak was in 2002 when it was given to 38 boys.
The name appears in the Bible, given to a man who is miraculously cured by Saint Peter, which may widen its appeal. It has also been borne by footballers Aeneas Williams and Aeneas Peebles, while writer Jeannie Gunn chosen Aeneas Gunn as her pen name.
Pronounced ih-NEE-us.
As of October 2026, Aeneas ranked #8263 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2559 in 2002.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,366 | 23 | 13.1 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Aeneas on lists
Famous Aeneass
- Aeneas Williams
American football player
- Aeneas Lionel Acton Mackintosh
British Merchant Navy officer and Antarctic explorer with Sir Ernest Shackleton
- Aeneas Coffey
Irish exciseman and inventor
- Aeneas Francon Williams
Scottish minister and poet
- Aeneas of Gaza
(5th / 6th century) Neo,Platonic philosopher
Aeneas in pop culture
- Aeneas
Trojan hero and legendary founder of Rome; subject of Virgil's "The Aeneid"
- Aeneas ( Enej )
Character from "Aeneid" the work of the Ukrainian writer Ivan Kotlyarevsky