Erlin

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 9 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Erlin by the numbers

Erlin was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 14 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Erlin

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 Erlin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Errinred-haired; a form of Erin6 in the US (2017)
  • Ellisgod is my salvation; a form of Elias582 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Elvinnoble friend; a form of Elwin104 in the US (2017)
  • Elginlittle white stone or noble14 in the US (2017)
  • Erian16 in the US (2017)
  • Erron7 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Erlin

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

  • Earlenenobleman; a feminine form of Earl
  • Earlinenobleman; a feminine form of Earl
  • Erleen5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Erlin

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