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The name Eclipse is a boy's name meaning "an obscuring of light when one celestial body passes over another".

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An evocative word name denoting a rare celestial phenomenon when the sun and moon are aligned so that the moon casts a shadow over the Earth (a solar eclipse), or when the moon is right in front of the sun, showing only a ring of light (a lunar eclipse).

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The name Eclipse is currently ranked #9973 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #9973 in 2025. Eclipse is occasionally used for girls in 2024.

The name Eclipse is a girl's name meaning "an obscuring of light when one celestial body passes over another".

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The name Eclipse peaked for girls at #9788 in 2023. Eclipse is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

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