Erin
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning Ireland or from Ireland.
Babies a year
633
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#833
down from #797
UK popularity
#72
633 babies · down from #65
How Erin has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #337 |
| 2016 | #355 |
| 2017 | #408 |
| 2018 | #418 |
| 2019 | #485 |
| 2020 | #521 |
| 2021 | #575 |
| 2022 | #685 |
| 2023 | #658 |
| 2024 | #797 |
| 2025 | #833 |
In 2025, 633 babies in England and Wales were named Erin. In the US, 823 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 14,838 in 1983.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Erin was most common in 1980, when it went to 0.75% of American babies of that sex.
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