Erum
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EH-rum
- Origin
- Arabic
Erum is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “paradise”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Erum mean?
Arabic: variant of Iram, the Quranic city of the pillars
“paradise”
Iram is a legendary city of pillars named in the Quran, and Erum is often understood as meaning paradise.
Is Erum a girl's or a boy's name?
Erum is a girls' name.
How popular is Erum in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 6 girls.
Erum in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Names like Erum
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zainab, Safa, Summer, Hiba, Ayah, Hafsa, Farah, Aaliyah, Huda, Safaa, Reem, Rabab
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Erum: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/erum, updated 20 October 2026.