Erin
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Erin is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “Ireland”. In 2025 it ranked 70th for girls in the UK (726 babies) and 833rd for girls in the US (327 babies).
What does Erin mean?
Irish: from Éirinn, a form of Éire
“Ireland”
From Éirinn, a form of Éire, the Irish name for Ireland; Erin has long been a poetic name for the country.
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- ERR-in
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Is Erin a girl's or a boy's name?
Erin is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 726 girls in the UK and 327 girls and 22 boys in the US.
How popular is Erin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #70among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 726about 1 in 380 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.6%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 726 girls in the UK were named Erin, making it the 70th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 52nd. Its busiest year was 2006, with 2,630 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the fewest girls named Erin since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Erin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 72nd in England and Wales, 126th in Scotland and 21st in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#36), 2014 (#42) and 2024 (#65).
Erin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 726 | #70 |
| 2024 | 803 | #60 |
| 2023 | 836 | #57 |
| 2022 | 990 | #54 |
| 2021 | 1,062 | #52 |
| 2020 | 1,040 | #52 |
| 2019 | 1,128 | #52 |
| 2018 | 1,243 | #46 |
| 2017 | 1,392 | #41 |
| 2016 | 1,465 | #44 |
| 2015 | 1,496 | #38 |
| 2014 | 1,595 | #35 |
| 2013 | 1,682 | #32 |
| 2012 | 1,835 | #32 |
| 2011 | 1,897 | #32 |
| 2010 | 2,054 | #31 |
| 2009 | 2,256 | #28 |
| 2008 | 2,360 | #27 |
| 2007 | 2,474 | #22 |
| 2006 | 2,630 | #21 |
| 2005 | 2,376 | #25 |
| 2004 | 2,052 | #27 |
| 2003 | 1,915 | #29 |
| 2002 | 1,848 | #29 |
| 2001 | 1,830 | #32 |
| 2000 | 1,511 | #38 |
| 1999 | 1,280 | #47 |
| 1998 | 1,150 | #54 |
| 1997 | 981 | #66 |
| 1996 | 755 | #84 |
How popular is Erin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #833among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 327about 1 in 4,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 327 girls in the US were named Erin, making it the 833rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 521st. Its busiest year was 1983, with 14,836 girls. It first appears in the records in 1888. 22 boys were also named Erin in 2025 (4,538th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Erin than any year since 1956.
Half of all the girls named Erin in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 390 girls in the US were given Erin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #718, up from #833 for this spelling alone.
Erin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 327 | #833 |
| 2024 | 352 | #798 |
| 2023 | 451 | #651 |
| 2022 | 427 | #686 |
| 2021 | 527 | #575 |
| 2020 | 581 | #521 |
| 2019 | 650 | #485 |
| 2018 | 743 | #417 |
| 2017 | 777 | #408 |
| 2016 | 925 | #355 |
| 2015 | 974 | #335 |
| 2014 | 1,022 | #324 |
| 2013 | 1,168 | #275 |
| 2012 | 1,235 | #263 |
| 2011 | 1,350 | #234 |
| 2010 | 1,441 | #216 |
| 2009 | 1,696 | #194 |
| 2008 | 2,064 | #164 |
| 2007 | 2,477 | #141 |
| 2006 | 2,644 | #131 |
| 2005 | 2,908 | #112 |
| 2004 | 3,367 | #95 |
| 2003 | 3,926 | #80 |
| 2002 | 4,145 | #72 |
| 2001 | 4,958 | #60 |
| 2000 | 5,185 | #60 |
| 1999 | 5,223 | #58 |
| 1998 | 5,471 | #57 |
| 1997 | 5,940 | #52 |
| 1996 | 6,256 | #51 |
| 1995 | 6,565 | #49 |
| 1994 | 6,908 | #45 |
| 1993 | 6,717 | #48 |
| 1992 | 7,059 | #46 |
| 1991 | 7,207 | #44 |
| 1990 | 7,989 | #43 |
| 1989 | 8,144 | #40 |
| 1988 | 8,267 | #37 |
| 1987 | 8,847 | #34 |
| 1986 | 10,068 | #30 |
| 1985 | 11,384 | #26 |
| 1984 | 12,622 | #25 |
| 1983 | 14,836 | #18 |
| 1982 | 14,362 | #20 |
| 1981 | 13,853 | #19 |
| 1980 | 13,428 | #20 |
| 1979 | 11,259 | #21 |
| 1978 | 10,786 | #21 |
| 1977 | 10,198 | #23 |
| 1976 | 8,381 | #24 |
| 1975 | 6,894 | #38 |
| 1974 | 5,868 | #47 |
| 1973 | 3,877 | #79 |
| 1972 | 3,289 | #93 |
| 1971 | 3,856 | #93 |
| 1970 | 3,480 | #111 |
| 1969 | 3,059 | #114 |
| 1968 | 1,864 | #174 |
| 1967 | 1,685 | #185 |
| 1966 | 1,523 | #207 |
| 1965 | 1,463 | #220 |
| 1964 | 1,426 | #229 |
| 1963 | 1,200 | #255 |
| 1962 | 1,062 | #276 |
| 1961 | 1,133 | #269 |
| 1960 | 1,155 | #264 |
| 1959 | 1,229 | #248 |
| 1958 | 1,136 | #260 |
| 1957 | 1,014 | #274 |
| 1956 | 305 | #533 |
| 1955 | 175 | #713 |
| 1954 | 175 | #701 |
| 1953 | 86 | #1,039 |
| 1952 | 88 | #1,003 |
| 1951 | 97 | #937 |
| 1950 | 77 | #1,040 |
| 1949 | 76 | #1,022 |
| 1948 | 59 | #1,172 |
| 1947 | 81 | #978 |
| 1946 | 67 | #1,031 |
| 1945 | 49 | #1,121 |
| 1944 | 50 | #1,103 |
| 1943 | 45 | #1,205 |
| 1942 | 42 | #1,229 |
| 1941 | 40 | #1,184 |
| 1940 | 27 | #1,477 |
| 1939 | 25 | #1,514 |
| 1938 | 35 | #1,231 |
| 1937 | 26 | #1,451 |
| 1936 | 18 | #1,801 |
| 1935 | 20 | #1,720 |
| 1934 | 22 | #1,603 |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,835 |
| 1932 | 16 | #2,036 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,970 |
| 1930 | 9 | #3,053 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,680 |
| 1928 | 18 | #2,022 |
| 1927 | 15 | #2,338 |
| 1926 | 10 | #3,045 |
| 1925 | 10 | #3,115 |
| 1924 | 19 | #2,061 |
| 1923 | 34 | #1,350 |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,291 |
| 1921 | 29 | #1,543 |
| 1920 | 25 | #1,666 |
| 1919 | 28 | #1,481 |
| 1918 | 23 | #1,690 |
| 1917 | 30 | #1,337 |
| 1916 | 26 | #1,445 |
| 1915 | 29 | #1,317 |
| 1914 | 21 | #1,385 |
| 1913 | 20 | #1,274 |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,477 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,656 |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,634 |
| 1909 | 15 | #1,052 |
| 1908 | 5 | #2,101 |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,512 |
| 1906 | 10 | #1,229 |
| 1905 | 9 | #1,297 |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,485 |
| 1903 | 10 | #1,137 |
| 1902 | 7 | #1,438 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 9 | #1,318 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 11 | #1,047 |
| 1897 | 10 | #1,037 |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,416 |
| 1895 | 11 | #986 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,484 |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 9 | #940 |
| 1889 | 6 | #1,146 |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,276 |
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