Erle
- Last seen for boys in 1981 at #6,262
- Peak · boys
- 1891 · 7 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 855since 1882
Erle over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Erle has never cracked the top 700 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| rank | births | |
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| 1981 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | |
| 1979 | — | |
| 1978 | — | |
| 1977 | — | |
| 1976 | — | |
| 1975 | — | |
| 1974 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | — | |
| 1972 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,973 | 11 |
| 1970 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #2,682 | 11 |
| 1968 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,985 | 8 |
| 1966 | #2,327 | 12 |
| 1965 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #2,539 | 11 |
| 1962 | #2,848 | 9 |
| 1961 | #2,706 | 10 |
| 1960 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #2,663 | 10 |
| 1958 | #2,370 | 12 |
| 1957 | #3,024 | 8 |
| 1956 | #2,798 | 9 |
| 1955 | #2,764 | 9 |
| 1954 | #2,592 | 10 |
| 1953 | #2,391 | 11 |
| 1952 | #1,547 | 24 |
| 1951 | #2,135 | 13 |
| 1950 | #2,019 | 14 |
| 1949 | #2,022 | 14 |
| 1948 | #1,943 | 15 |
| 1947 | #2,169 | 13 |
| 1946 | #1,759 | 17 |
| 1945 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #2,080 | 12 |
| 1943 | #2,182 | 12 |
| 1942 | #1,867 | 15 |
| 1941 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1940 | #3,130 | 6 |
| 1939 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #2,646 | 8 |
| 1937 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #1,639 | 17 |
| 1935 | #1,837 | 15 |
| 1934 | #1,860 | 15 |
| 1933 | #1,997 | 13 |
| 1932 | #1,716 | 18 |
| 1931 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1930 | #2,178 | 13 |
| 1929 | #2,199 | 13 |
| 1928 | #1,822 | 18 |
| 1927 | #1,748 | 20 |
| 1926 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1925 | #1,534 | 24 |
| 1924 | #1,964 | 17 |
| 1923 | #1,753 | 20 |
| 1922 | #1,545 | 24 |
| 1921 | #1,703 | 21 |
| 1920 | #2,131 | 15 |
| 1919 | #1,624 | 21 |
| 1918 | #1,499 | 24 |
| 1917 | #1,291 | 28 |
| 1916 | #1,698 | 18 |
| 1915 | #1,782 | 16 |
| 1914 | #1,441 | 18 |
| 1913 | #1,205 | 18 |
| 1912 | #1,619 | 10 |
| 1911 | — | |
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| 1908 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,094 | 7 |
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| 1894 | #954 | 6 |
| 1893 | #1,035 | 5 |
| 1892 | — | |
| 1891 | #766 | 7 |
| 1890 | — | |
| 1889 | — | |
| 1888 | — | |
| 1887 | — | |
| 1886 | — | |
| 1885 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | — | |
| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | #943 | 5 |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1882
The first year at least five boys were named Erle! It came in at #943, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1890, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Erle is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Erle in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1981
- Biggest jump: 81 spots in 1894
Rise & fade · boys
9 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1891 at #766 (7 births)
- Births halved by 1892, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 4 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 4 yrs · 1882–1894
Share of babies · boys
1 in 14,456
- Highest: 1 in 14,456 boys born in 1891 were named Erle (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 358,235 boys born in 1981 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 21.8% of all boys named Erle (186) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | #936 (1885) | #940 |
| 1890s | 18 | #766 (1891) | #918 |
| 1900s | 7 | #1,094 (1907) | #1,094 |
| 1910s | 153 | #1,205 (1913) | #1,520 |
| 1920s | 186 | #1,534 (1925) | #1,859 |
| 1930s | 128 | #1,639 (1936) | #2,128 |
| 1940s | 123 | #1,759 (1946) | #2,193 |
| 1950s | 120 | #1,547 (1952) | #2,430 |
| 1960s | 81 | #2,327 (1966) | #2,916 |
| 1970s | 24 | #2,973 (1971) | #3,907 |
| 1980s | 5 | #6,262 (1981) | #6,262 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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