Eyder

♂ Boy

Pronounced AY-der /ˈeɪ.dɛr/Medium

Meaning: Rare Latin American masculine name most plausibly adapting Basque Eider, 'beautiful' (traditionally feminine in Basque use), with the eider sea-duck an incidental homographLow

In 30 seconds: A Basque beauty resettled in the Andes: Eyder appears in Colombian and Central American records, most plausibly borrowing Basque Eider — 'beautiful' — across gender and ocean. NPR's Eyder Peralta carries it on air.

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Origin LowLatin American, Basque

MeaningRare Latin American masculine name most plausibly adapting Basque Eider, 'beautiful' (traditionally feminine in Basque use), with the eider sea-duck an incidental homograph

U.S. rank (2025)#4438 ↘ Falling

2025 U.S. births23 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year2024

Total births (all-time)≈ 88

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Eyder is scarcely documented: it surfaces as a masculine given name in Colombia and Central America, most plausibly adapting Basque eider, 'beautiful' — a traditionally feminine name in the Basque Country — through Spanish-speaking naming's appetite for distinctive sounds. Journalist Eyder Peralta and Colombian footballers give it public bearers.

U.S. appearances track those communities thinly. We flag the etymology as plausible-best rather than proven.

Did you know? The eider — the Arctic sea duck whose down fills the world's warmest comforters — shares this spelling by pure coincidence; the name's likelier parent is Basque 'beautiful'.

Overall data confidence 50%

Basque name references — Eider — plausible source; adaptation undocumented

Variations

EiderHeyder

Nicknames

Famous Bearers

★Eyder Peralta (1981–present)
American journalist and NPR international correspondent.

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Eyder mean?

Eyder is a rare Latin American name most plausibly adapting Basque Eider, 'beautiful'; the derivation is flagged as uncertain.

How do you pronounce Eyder?

It's said AY-der /ˈeɪ.dɛr/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Eyder a boy or girl name?

Eyder appears as a boy's name in Latin American use; the Basque Eider is traditionally feminine.

How popular is Eyder?

Eyder is a vanishingly rare name in the U.S.