Erinn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ERR-in
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Erinn is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “Ireland”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Erinn mean?
Irish: spelling of Erin; 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.
Meaning borrowed from Erin. More on Wiktionary.
Is Erinn a girl's or a boy's name?
Erinn is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Erinn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Erinn, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 17 girls.
Half of all the girls named Erinn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 758 girls in the UK were given Erinn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #77, up from #5,990 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Erinn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,848 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,614 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,561 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,347 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,505 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,520 |
How popular is Erinn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 156 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963.
Half of all the girls named Erinn in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Erinn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,088 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8,390 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,852 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 31 | #4,676 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5,277 |
| 2007 | 32 | #4,566 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5,232 |
| 2005 | 29 | #4,577 |
| 2004 | 27 | #4,812 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4,938 |
| 2002 | 36 | #3,650 |
| 2001 | 42 | #3,252 |
| 2000 | 46 | #3,016 |
| 1999 | 62 | #2,365 |
| 1998 | 42 | #3,012 |
| 1997 | 77 | #1,896 |
| 1996 | 57 | #2,311 |
| 1995 | 74 | #1,875 |
| 1994 | 91 | #1,644 |
| 1993 | 105 | #1,501 |
| 1992 | 108 | #1,459 |
| 1991 | 102 | #1,511 |
| 1990 | 156 | #1,116 |
| 1989 | 100 | #1,458 |
| 1988 | 92 | #1,476 |
| 1987 | 122 | #1,192 |
| 1986 | 129 | #1,122 |
| 1985 | 81 | #1,504 |
| 1984 | 72 | #1,565 |
| 1983 | 114 | #1,159 |
| 1982 | 97 | #1,302 |
| 1981 | 117 | #1,151 |
| 1980 | 128 | #1,089 |
| 1979 | 103 | #1,245 |
| 1978 | 98 | #1,255 |
| 1977 | 119 | #1,088 |
| 1976 | 69 | #1,499 |
| 1975 | 81 | #1,332 |
| 1974 | 65 | #1,499 |
| 1973 | 70 | #1,399 |
| 1972 | 50 | #1,749 |
| 1971 | 71 | #1,456 |
| 1970 | 89 | #1,247 |
| 1969 | 87 | #1,193 |
| 1968 | 46 | #1,728 |
| 1967 | 43 | #1,751 |
| 1966 | 10 | #4,197 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #4,635 |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
Names like Erinn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira Teagan Ffion Raegan Eireann Caragh Aoibheann Cassidy Caitlin Eden Caoimhe Fallon
Other spellings of Erinn
Names related to Erinn
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Finn Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Ronan Connor Declan Casey Kennedy
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Erinn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/erinn, updated 20 October 2026.