EveryBabyNames

Erin

4 countries#833 in United States, 2025
US
#833
in United States, 2025
SCOT
#126
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#21
in Northern Ireland, 2025
FR
#1046
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
341,332
Peak year (United States)
1983
Peak-year count
15,050
First recorded
1888

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Erin was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesScotlandNorthern IrelandFrance

Country by country

United States

326,053 births recorded 1888–2025 · currently #833 · peaked in 1983 with 15,050 births

Most common in: California, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

Scotland

9,643 births recorded 1976–2025 · currently #126 · peaked in 2001 with 490 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

3,267 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #21 · peaked in 2009 with 186 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

France

2,369 births recorded 1959–2022 · currently #1046 · peaked in 2008 with 158 births

Most common in: Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Nord, Bouches-du-Rhône, Finistère

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Erin’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#131
2007#141↓10
2008#164↓23
2009#194↓30
2010#216↓22
2011#234↓18
2012#263↓29
2013#275↓12
2014#324↓49
2015#335↓11
2016#355↓20
2017#408↓53
2018#417↓9
2019#485↓68
2020#521↓36
2021#575↓54
2022#686↓111
2023#651↑35
2024#798↓147
2025#833↓35

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