Erin
From Eirinn, an inflected form of Eire, the Irish name for Ireland, used poetically of the country.
Erin in 2025
Erin was given to 349 babies in the United States in 2025 — 22 boys and 327 girls, making it the 1,515th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 9,500 babies born.
The history of Erin
Erin reached its highest point in 1983, when 15,050 babies were given the name, ranking 45th that year.
Across the 138 years of records since 1888, 326,053 babies have been named Erin. Half of them were born before 1984, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Erin by decade
| Decade | Babies named Erin | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | 1,954 |
| 1890s | 52 | 1,575 |
| 1900s | 80 | 1,726 |
| 1910s | 221 | 2,180 |
| 1920s | 201 | 2,468 |
| 1930s | 210 | 2,036 |
| 1940s | 587 | 1,624 |
| 1950s | 4,591 | 464 |
| 1960s | 16,518 | 208 |
| 1970s | 70,769 | 56 |
| 1980s | 118,013 | 45 |
| 1990s | 66,970 | 95 |
| 2000s | 34,196 | 140 |
| 2010s | 10,779 | 447 |
| 2020s | 2,855 | 969 |
Where Erin is heading
Erin has fallen 66% over the past decade, from 1,033 babies in 2015 to 349 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1983 peak — Erin is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Erin
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Erin.