Erin Name Popularity

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How popular is Erin?

The somewhat popular name Erin was the 421st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #18 in 1983 with 14,838 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Erin was less than 5, most recently in 1901.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Erin occurred roughly during the years 1911-1915, 1931-1934, 1935-1938, 1943-1947, 1948-1959, and 1961-1983, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1983-1991, 1994-1998, and 1999-2017.

Sometimes the name Erin has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Erin popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

Erin's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Erin for their newborn has dropped.

The name Erin still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Erin is much less frequently used as a given name.

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		Erin (Girl)		Erin (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		735	421	37	3,099
2017		777	404	53	2,424
2016		925	355	41	2,896
2015		971	337	59	2,255
2014		1,021	324	51	2,469
2013		1,166	276	46	2,599
2012		1,232	263	62	2,161
2011		1,351	233	54	2,353
2010		1,440	215	57	2,268
2009		1,692	194	67	2,056
2008		2,064	162	66	2,095
2007		2,476	141	71	1,985
2006		2,643	131	73	1,862
2005		2,906	112	69	1,859
2004		3,366	95	89	1,507
2003		3,925	80	88	1,483
2002		4,144	72	97	1,361
2001		4,957	60	108	1,234
2000		5,184	60	98	1,317
1999		5,223	58	121	1,101
1998		5,471	57	114	1,122
1997		5,939	52	125	1,020
1996		6,256	51	143	916
1995		6,563	49	211	742
1994		6,908	45	169	813
1993		6,716	48	168	816
1992		7,057	46	172	796
1991		7,206	44	174	780
1990		7,988	43	238	655
1989		8,142	40	233	655
1988		8,263	37	203	664
1987		8,846	34	192	659
1986		10,069	30	201	632
1985		11,385	26	215	597
1984		12,621	25	192	615
1983		14,838	18	214	577
1982		14,365	20	246	548
1981		13,856	19	242	540
1980		13,430	20	265	529
1979		11,258	21	265	519
1978		10,791	21	259	505
1977		10,198	23	249	532
1976		8,384	24	295	456
1975		6,893	38	320	445
1974		5,870	47	321	442
1973		3,877	79	305	449
1972		3,289	93	288	464
1971		3,857	93	319	456
1970		3,479	111	263	498
1969		3,060	114	219	531
1968		1,863	174	158	606
1967		1,686	185	109	711
1966		1,523	207	98	748
1965		1,463	220	90	780
1964		1,426	229	74	888
1963		1,199	255	58	992
1962		1,063	276	52	1,061
1961		1,132	270	38	1,285
1960		1,154	264	52	1,073
1959		1,228	248	41	1,215
1958		1,136	260	36	1,282
1957		1,013	274	38	1,270
1956		306	532	21	1,737
1955		175	715	11	2,476
1954		176	700	10	2,637
1953		86	1,043	14	2,130
1952		89	1,000	17	1,883
1951		97	940	8	2,909
1950		76	1,054	14	2,056
1949		76	1,025	5	3,848
1948		59	1,176	5	3,842
1947		81	980	7	3,175
1946		67	1,037	7	2,988
1945		49	1,125	< 5	--
1944		50	1,107	6	3,223
1943		45	1,206	< 5	--
1942		42	1,232	5	3,730
1941		40	1,191	11	2,246
1940		27	1,487	5	3,610
1939		25	1,524	6	3,228
1938		35	1,237	6	3,285
1937		26	1,466	< 5	--
1936		18	1,819	< 5	--
1935		20	1,738	< 5	--
1934		22	1,619	< 5	--
1933		18	1,854	< 5	--
1932		16	2,063	< 5	--
1931		9	3,047	< 5	--
1930		9	3,138	< 5	--
1929		7	3,795	< 5	--
1928		18	2,040	< 5	--
1927		15	2,368	< 5	--
1926		10	3,120	< 5	--
1925		10	3,181	< 5	--
1924		19	2,081	6	4,027
1923		34	1,364	< 5	--
1922		16	2,315	< 5	--
1921		29	1,551	6	4,015
1920		25	1,677	6	3,970
1919		28	1,492	< 5	--
1918		23	1,711	6	3,868
1917		30	1,351	< 5	--
1916		26	1,457	< 5	--
1915		29	1,324	6	3,537
1914		21	1,401	< 5	--
1913		20	1,281	< 5	--
1912		14	1,496	< 5	--
1911		9	1,694	< 5	--
1910		9	1,673	< 5	--
1909		15	1,070	< 5	--
1908		5	2,214	< 5	--
1907		8	1,545	< 5	--
1906		10	1,249	< 5	--
1905		9	1,338	< 5	--
1904		7	1,534	< 5	--
1903		10	1,151	< 5	--
1902		7	1,492	< 5	--
1901		< 5	--	< 5	--
1900		9	1,350	< 5	--
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		11	1,059	< 5	--
1897		10	1,059	< 5	--
1896		6	1,470	< 5	--
1895		11	1,008	< 5	--
1894		5	1,557	< 5	--
1893		< 5	--	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	< 5	--
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		9	960	< 5	--
1889		6	1,186	< 5	--
1888		5	1,347	< 5	--
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.