Eryn
Respelling of Erin, which comes from Eirinn, an inflected form of Eire, the Irish name for Ireland; it entered use as a given name recently.
Eryn in 2025
Eryn was given to 52 babies in the United States in 2025 — 8 boys and 44 girls, making it the 5,496th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 63,757 babies born.
The history of Eryn
Eryn reached its highest point in 2000, when 263 babies were given the name, ranking 1,516th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,496th, in 1997.
Across the 69 years of records since 1957, 7,588 babies have been named Eryn. Half of them were born before 1999, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Eryn by decade
| Decade | Babies named Eryn | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13 | 7,601 |
| 1960s | 63 | 4,564 |
| 1970s | 518 | 2,180 |
| 1980s | 1,163 | 1,753 |
| 1990s | 2,070 | 1,496 |
| 2000s | 2,082 | 1,516 |
| 2010s | 1,257 | 2,411 |
| 2020s | 422 | 3,666 |
Where Eryn is heading
Eryn has fallen 58% over the past decade, from 123 babies in 2015 to 52 in 2025.
Names like Eryn
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Eryn.