Erian

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 16 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
16
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Erian by the numbers

Erian was given to 16 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 17 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Erian

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Erian. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Eranawakening, vigilant8 in the US (2017)
  • Evian19 in the US (2017)
  • Emaanfaith, belief120 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ericheternal ruler24 in the US (2017)
  • Eavanfair; beautiful; radiant6 in the US (2017)
  • Errinred-haired; a form of Erin6 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Erian

Names that are said the same way as Erian, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Eiriansilver, bright6 in the US (2017)
  • Erion4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Erianne5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Erian

Nobody has voted for Erian yet

Vote for Erian and put it up against all the other baby names

Vote for Erian