Erin
#833 for girls in 2025, 327 births · #4,539 for boys in 2025, 22 births
Given to girls 97.1% of the time
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1888
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 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Hawaii#18 · 1 in 98
- Colorado#19 · 1 in 101
- Rhode Island#20 · 1 in 84
- Iowa#21 · 1 in 103
- Delaware#23 · 1 in 86
Best ever in a state: #6 in Vermont, 1982.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #18 | 50 | 1 in 98 |
| Colorado | #19 | 216 | 1 in 101 |
| Rhode Island | #20 | 60 | 1 in 84 |
| Iowa | #21 | 155 | 1 in 103 |
| Delaware | #23 | 37 | 1 in 86 |
| Massachusetts | #23 | 327 | 1 in 107 |
| Vermont | #23 | 29 | 1 in 94 |
| Kansas | #25 | 129 | 1 in 112 |
| Maine | #25 | 53 | 1 in 115 |
| Montana | #25 | 41 | 1 in 95 |
| New Jersey | #25 | 320 | 1 in 131 |
| Pennsylvania | #25 | 588 | 1 in 117 |
| New Hampshire | #26 | 53 | 1 in 113 |
| Ohio | #26 | 558 | 1 in 122 |
| Washington | #26 | 210 | 1 in 130 |
| Alaska | #27 | 32 | 1 in 116 |
| Oklahoma | #27 | 139 | 1 in 135 |
| South Dakota | #27 | 39 | 1 in 104 |
| Wisconsin | #27 | 271 | 1 in 110 |
| Connecticut | #28 | 147 | 1 in 118 |
| Illinois | #28 | 517 | 1 in 137 |
| Missouri | #28 | 267 | 1 in 118 |
| Utah | #28 | 109 | 1 in 128 |
| Nebraska | #29 | 84 | 1 in 113 |
| North Dakota | #29 | 41 | 1 in 104 |
| Maryland | #30 | 200 | 1 in 123 |
| Minnesota | #30 | 212 | 1 in 131 |
| Oregon | #31 | 108 | 1 in 142 |
| Indiana | #32 | 238 | 1 in 138 |
| Kentucky | #32 | 143 | 1 in 147 |
| New York | #32 | 624 | 1 in 174 |
| Wyoming | #32 | 21 | 1 in 114 |
| Georgia | #33 | 235 | 1 in 160 |
| Michigan | #33 | 426 | 1 in 133 |
| Virginia | #33 | 239 | 1 in 141 |
| California | #34 | 1,060 | 1 in 196 |
| District of Columbia | #34 | 38 | 1 in 149 |
| Alabama | #35 | 118 | 1 in 181 |
| Idaho | #35 | 38 | 1 in 146 |
| New Mexico | #35 | 61 | 1 in 155 |
| Louisiana | #36 | 170 | 1 in 166 |
| Nevada | #36 | 34 | 1 in 149 |
| West Virginia | #37 | 60 | 1 in 157 |
| Arizona | #38 | 123 | 1 in 190 |
| Florida | #38 | 338 | 1 in 197 |
| North Carolina | #38 | 198 | 1 in 180 |
| South Carolina | #39 | 101 | 1 in 175 |
| Tennessee | #43 | 135 | 1 in 204 |
| Texas | #46 | 562 | 1 in 234 |
| Mississippi | #47 | 68 | 1 in 202 |
| Arkansas | #59 | 46 | 1 in 270 |
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
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
95 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1983 at #18 (14,836 births)
- Births halved by 1991, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 34 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 34 yrs · run 1971–2004
- Top 1,000: 76 yrs · run 1954–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 113
- Highest: 1 in 113 girls born in 1983 were named Erin (0.89%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,915 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 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 1986
girls
#30
10,068 births · 1 in 170 girls
boys
#632
201 births · 1 in 9,162 boys
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 170 of them was named Erin, which outranked 99.8% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Erin
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 9,162 of them was named Erin, which outranked 91.9% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).