Erin
Éirinn, the dative form of Éire, the Irish name for Ireland.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Erin first shows up in the national records in 1888. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1971 to 2004. Its biggest year was 1983, when 14,836 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 18 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 833 for girls. All told, 326,053 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Eryn (7,588), Erinn (3,561), Eren (2,440), Erynn (1,853), Eron (1,588), Ehren (1,203) (total births since 1880)
Explore Erin interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | No. 1147 |
| 1890s | 52 | No. 940 |
| 1900s | 80 | No. 1052 |
| 1910s | 209 | No. 1274 |
| 1920s | 183 | No. 1350 |
| 1930s | 198 | No. 1231 |
| 1940s | 536 | No. 979 |
| 1950s | 4,382 | No. 248 |
| 1960s | 15,570 | No. 114 |
| 1970s | 67,888 | No. 21 |
| 1980s | 115,811 | No. 18 |
| 1990s | 65,335 | No. 43 |
| 2000s | 33,370 | No. 60 |
| 2010s | 10,285 | No. 216 |
| 2020s | 2,665 | No. 521 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.