Erin
#833 for girls in 2025, 327 births · #4,539 for boys in 2025, 22 births
Given to girls 97.1% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1983 · 14,836 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 34 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 316,575since 1888
Erin over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #833 | 327 | #4,539 | 22 |
| 2024 | #798 | 352 | #3,524 | 32 |
| 2023 | #651 | 451 | #3,474 | 33 |
| 2022 | #686 | 427 | #4,089 | 26 |
| 2021 | #575 | 527 | #3,180 | 37 |
| 2020 | #521 | 581 | #2,925 | 40 |
| 2019 | #485 | 650 | #3,347 | 34 |
| 2018 | #417 | 743 | #3,106 | 37 |
| 2017 | #408 | 777 | #2,417 | 53 |
| 2016 | #355 | 925 | #2,885 | 41 |
| 2015 | #335 | 974 | #2,253 | 59 |
| 2014 | #324 | 1,022 | #2,461 | 51 |
| 2013 | #275 | 1,168 | #2,594 | 46 |
| 2012 | #263 | 1,235 | #2,155 | 62 |
| 2011 | #234 | 1,350 | #2,346 | 54 |
| 2010 | #216 | 1,441 | #2,262 | 57 |
| 2009 | #194 | 1,696 | #2,050 | 67 |
| 2008 | #164 | 2,064 | #2,088 | 66 |
| 2007 | #141 | 2,477 | #1,972 | 71 |
| 2006 | #131 | 2,644 | #1,856 | 73 |
| 2005 | #112 | 2,908 | #1,854 | 69 |
| 2004 | #95 | 3,367 | #1,502 | 89 |
| 2003 | #80 | 3,926 | #1,478 | 88 |
| 2002 | #72 | 4,145 | #1,357 | 97 |
| 2001 | #60 | 4,958 | #1,231 | 108 |
| 2000 | #60 | 5,185 | #1,314 | 98 |
| 1999 | #58 | 5,223 | #1,100 | 121 |
| 1998 | #57 | 5,471 | #1,123 | 114 |
| 1997 | #52 | 5,940 | #1,016 | 125 |
| 1996 | #51 | 6,256 | #914 | 143 |
| 1995 | #49 | 6,565 | #740 | 211 |
| 1994 | #45 | 6,908 | #814 | 169 |
| 1993 | #48 | 6,717 | #815 | 168 |
| 1992 | #46 | 7,059 | #797 | 172 |
| 1991 | #44 | 7,207 | #780 | 174 |
| 1990 | #43 | 7,989 | #655 | 238 |
| 1989 | #40 | 8,144 | #654 | 233 |
| 1988 | #37 | 8,267 | #662 | 203 |
| 1987 | #34 | 8,847 | #659 | 192 |
| 1986 | #30 | 10,068 | #632 | 201 |
| 1985 | #26 | 11,384 | #597 | 215 |
| 1984 | #25 | 12,622 | #614 | 192 |
| 1983 | #18 | 14,836 | #576 | 214 |
| 1982 | #20 | 14,362 | #549 | 246 |
| 1981 | #19 | 13,853 | #539 | 242 |
| 1980 | #20 | 13,428 | #529 | 264 |
| 1979 | #21 | 11,259 | #517 | 265 |
| 1978 | #21 | 10,786 | #505 | 259 |
| 1977 | #23 | 10,198 | #533 | 248 |
| 1976 | #24 | 8,381 | #455 | 295 |
| 1975 | #38 | 6,894 | #447 | 319 |
| 1974 | #47 | 5,868 | #442 | 320 |
| 1973 | #79 | 3,877 | #446 | 306 |
| 1972 | #93 | 3,289 | #463 | 288 |
| 1971 | #93 | 3,856 | #456 | 319 |
| 1970 | #111 | 3,480 | #498 | 262 |
| 1969 | #114 | 3,059 | #531 | 219 |
| 1968 | #174 | 1,864 | #606 | 158 |
| 1967 | #185 | 1,685 | #713 | 108 |
| 1966 | #207 | 1,523 | #740 | 99 |
| 1965 | #220 | 1,463 | #777 | 90 |
| 1964 | #229 | 1,426 | #889 | 74 |
| 1963 | #255 | 1,200 | #994 | 58 |
| 1962 | #276 | 1,062 | #1,056 | 52 |
| 1961 | #269 | 1,133 | #1,279 | 38 |
| 1960 | #264 | 1,155 | #1,072 | 52 |
| 1959 | #248 | 1,229 | #1,228 | 40 |
| 1958 | #260 | 1,136 | #1,265 | 37 |
| 1957 | #274 | 1,014 | #1,267 | 38 |
| 1956 | #534 | 305 | #1,722 | 21 |
| 1955 | #714 | 175 | #2,435 | 11 |
| 1954 | #702 | 175 | #2,592 | 10 |
| 1953 | #1,040 | 86 | #2,099 | 14 |
| 1952 | #1,004 | 88 | #1,856 | 17 |
| 1951 | #938 | 97 | #2,844 | 8 |
| 1950 | #1,041 | 77 | #2,111 | 13 |
| 1949 | #1,023 | 76 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #1,173 | 59 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #979 | 81 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #1,032 | 67 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1945 | #1,122 | 49 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,104 | 50 | #3,109 | 6 |
| 1943 | #1,206 | 45 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,229 | 42 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #1,184 | 40 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1940 | #1,477 | 27 | #3,459 | 5 |
| 1939 | #1,514 | 25 | #3,113 | 6 |
| 1938 | #1,231 | 35 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #1,451 | 26 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,801 | 18 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,720 | 20 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,603 | 22 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,835 | 18 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,037 | 16 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,972 | 9 | — | |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | — | |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,023 | 18 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,339 | 15 | — | |
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | — | |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,062 | 19 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #1,350 | 34 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,291 | 16 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,543 | 29 | #3,869 | 6 |
| 1920 | #1,666 | 25 | #3,815 | 6 |
| 1919 | #1,481 | 28 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,690 | 23 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #1,337 | 30 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,445 | 26 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,317 | 29 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1914 | #1,385 | 21 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,274 | 20 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,477 | 14 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,656 | 9 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,052 | 15 | — | |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,229 | 10 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,298 | 9 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,486 | 7 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,137 | 10 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | — | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | #1,319 | 9 | — | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | #1,047 | 11 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,037 | 10 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | — | |
| 1895 | #986 | 11 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | — | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | #940 | 9 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,147 | 6 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Erin! It came in at #1,276, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1891–1894, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Erin is popular in 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Rhode Island#7 · 1 in 49
- Hawaii#11 · 1 in 88
- New Hampshire#12 · 1 in 59
- Massachusetts#12 · 1 in 74
- District of Columbia#13 · 1 in 86
Best ever in a state: #6 in Vermont, 1982.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #7 | 88 | 1 in 49 |
| Hawaii | #11 | 52 | 1 in 88 |
| Massachusetts | #12 | 400 | 1 in 74 |
| New Hampshire | #12 | 79 | 1 in 59 |
| District of Columbia | #13 | 64 | 1 in 86 |
| Delaware | #14 | 44 | 1 in 63 |
| Maine | #14 | 78 | 1 in 76 |
| Montana | #14 | 56 | 1 in 78 |
| Nebraska | #14 | 133 | 1 in 74 |
| Connecticut | #15 | 171 | 1 in 83 |
| Minnesota | #15 | 310 | 1 in 86 |
| Wyoming | #15 | 39 | 1 in 63 |
| Washington | #16 | 256 | 1 in 90 |
| Wisconsin | #16 | 378 | 1 in 77 |
| Pennsylvania | #17 | 693 | 1 in 95 |
| South Dakota | #17 | 55 | 1 in 77 |
| Colorado | #18 | 193 | 1 in 90 |
| New Jersey | #18 | 295 | 1 in 123 |
| Ohio | #18 | 702 | 1 in 98 |
| Iowa | #19 | 200 | 1 in 93 |
| New York | #19 | 757 | 1 in 130 |
| Vermont | #19 | 30 | 1 in 82 |
| Nevada | #20 | 38 | 1 in 87 |
| Illinois | #21 | 574 | 1 in 124 |
| Maryland | #21 | 171 | 1 in 107 |
| Oregon | #21 | 154 | 1 in 100 |
| Indiana | #22 | 335 | 1 in 104 |
| Virginia | #22 | 241 | 1 in 116 |
| Michigan | #24 | 497 | 1 in 116 |
| Missouri | #24 | 268 | 1 in 114 |
| West Virginia | #24 | 105 | 1 in 112 |
| California | #25 | 1,023 | 1 in 150 |
| Idaho | #25 | 57 | 1 in 117 |
| Kansas | #25 | 115 | 1 in 117 |
| Florida | #26 | 277 | 1 in 159 |
| North Dakota | #26 | 40 | 1 in 109 |
| Utah | #28 | 110 | 1 in 138 |
| Kentucky | #29 | 160 | 1 in 149 |
| Arizona | #30 | 110 | 1 in 149 |
| Louisiana | #33 | 153 | 1 in 180 |
| South Carolina | #33 | 89 | 1 in 192 |
| Alaska | #35 | 20 | 1 in 125 |
| Oklahoma | #37 | 97 | 1 in 175 |
| Texas | #40 | 439 | 1 in 236 |
| Georgia | #41 | 152 | 1 in 212 |
| North Carolina | #41 | 158 | 1 in 205 |
| Arkansas | #42 | 67 | 1 in 188 |
| New Mexico | #45 | 37 | 1 in 221 |
| Tennessee | #57 | 100 | 1 in 279 |
| Alabama | #61 | 78 | 1 in 279 |
| Mississippi | #79 | 48 | 1 in 319 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Erin
- 35 spots since 2024 (#798 → #833)
- 312 spots since 2020 (#521 → #833)
- 498 spots since 2015 (#335 → #833)
- Biggest jump: 499 spots in 1895 (#1,485 → #986)
- Biggest drop: 430 spots in 1896 (#986 → #1,416)
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1983 at #18 (14,836 births)
- Births halved by 1991, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 34 yrs · run 1971–2004
- Top 1,000: 76 yrs · run 1954–2025
- Highest: 1 in 113 girls born in 1983 were named Erin (0.89%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,915 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 36.6% of all girls named Erin (115,811) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | #1,147 (1889) | #1,212 |
| 1890s | 52 | #940 (1890) | #1,152 |
| 1900s | 80 | #1,052 (1909) | #1,397 |
| 1910s | 209 | #1,274 (1913) | #1,470 |
| 1920s | 183 | #1,350 (1923) | #2,312 |
| 1930s | 198 | #1,231 (1938) | #1,922 |
| 1940s | 536 | #979 (1947) | #1,153 |
| 1950s | 4,382 | #248 (1959) | #676 |
| 1960s | 15,570 | #114 (1969) | #219 |
| 1970s | 67,888 | #21 (1979) | #55 |
| 1980s | 115,811 | #18 (1983) | #27 |
| 1990s | 65,335 | #43 (1990) | #49 |
| 2000s | 33,370 | #60 (2000) | #111 |
| 2010s | 10,285 | #216 (2010) | #331 |
| 2020s | 2,665 | #521 (2020) | #677 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Erin in 1978
Top girls' names in 1978
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 142 of them was named Erin, which outranked 99.8% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 6,339 of them was named Erin, which outranked 92.5% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.