Erin
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning Ireland or from Ireland.
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 |
Erin by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 14,838 babies in 1983, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1980, about 1 in 130 American girls born that year was called Erin.
Other names that come from Ireland
Like Erin, each of these traces back to Ireland: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Erin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Elinbright, shining; related to Helen40 in England and Wales (2025)
- Erisdiscord; strife; Greek goddess126 in the US (2017)
- Erynireland; a modern spelling of erin29 in England and Wales (2025)
- Erinapeace; related to Irene8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Erinnireland; a form of Erin3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eranawakening, vigilant8 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Erin
Names that are said the same way as Erin, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Erin
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