Gender
Origin
- Greek
- praiseworthy
Praiseworthy; the Trojan warrior from Virgil''s Aeneid
Syllables
2
Themes
- Biblical
- Greek/Roman Mythology
- Nature
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Aeneas
Pronunciation
ae-neas
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #2553, 38 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8243, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 18 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #4103, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1977 (rank #333, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence