girls:
315.9k births since 1888
#123 (98th percentile)
boys:
9.4k births since 1915
#1215 (74th percentile)
overall:
325.3k births since 1888
#229 (97th percentile)
The name Erin is the #229 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 325,305 recorded births since 1888. This represents the 97.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 97.1% of all names). For girls, it ranks #123 (97.9% percentile) for all time with 315,881 births since 1888. For boys, it ranks #1,215 (73.5% percentile) for all time with 9,424 births since 1915.
Erin first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1888 (1888 for girls and 1915 for boys). Birth data for Erin is available in 131 out of the 136 years between 1888 and 2023 (131 years for girls and 89 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Erin has been given almost exclusively to girls, with 97.1% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 93.1% of babies named Erin were girls.
For girls, Erin reached its peak popularity in 1983, achieving the 97.8% percentile (ranked #18) with 8,290 births per million. The name was most common in 1983, with 8,290 births per million (ranked 97.8% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 1984, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Erin ranks #544 for girls (42.6% percentile) with 254 births per million, which is 3.1% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Erin reached its peak popularity in 1975, achieving the 39.9% percentile (ranked #397) with 197 births per million. The name was most common in 1974, with 197 births per million (ranked 39.6% percentile). Despite a low point around 1988, the name has seen a recent decline in popularity for boys. Currently, Erin ranks #883 for boys (3.1% percentile) with 18 births per million, which is 9.2% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Erin".
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