Erlis
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 7 babies a year in the US.
Erlis by the numbers
Erlis was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Erlis
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 Erlis. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ellisgod is my salvation; a form of Elias582 in England and Wales (2025)
- Erisdiscord; strife; Greek goddess126 in the US (2017)
- Elisgod is my salvation; a form of Elias or Ellis119 in England and Wales (2025)
- Erlin9 in the US (2017)
- Eliasthe Lord is my God4,894 in the US (2017)
- Elvisall wise; elf warrior49 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Erlis
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