Is Erie a boy or girl name?
Erie is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 0 boys were named Erie, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 43% of the 3,436 US babies named Erie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,086
- Babies named Erie since 1880
- 3,436
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 81 babies
Boys and girls named Erie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | 70 | 75.3% |
| 1890s | 5 | 134 | 96.4% |
| 1900s | 5 | 169 | 97.1% |
| 1910s | 81 | 306 | 79.1% |
| 1920s | 103 | 270 | 72.4% |
| 1930s | 78 | 144 | 64.9% |
| 1940s | 103 | 98 | 48.8% |
| 1950s | 228 | 80 | 26% |
| 1960s | 380 | 35 | 8.4% |
| 1970s | 510 | 17 | 3.2% |
| 1980s | 332 | 16 | 4.6% |
| 1990s | 94 | 17 | 15.3% |
| 2000s | 18 | 5 | 21.7% |
| 2010s | 0 | 61 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 54 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,086 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,182 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,601 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,539 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,281 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,747 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,673 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,115 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,078 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,508 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,213 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,691 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,616 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,851 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,731 | 5 | #16,254 |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,100 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,468 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,060 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,535 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,251 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,546 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,530 | 5 | #14,172 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,992 | 6 | #12,238 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,705 | 6 | #11,958 |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,893 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,722 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,392 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 30 | #2,029 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 44 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 49 | #1,394 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 30 | #1,854 | 5 | #10,906 |
| 1983 | 33 | #1,725 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 41 | #1,521 | 6 | #9,566 |
| 1981 | 29 | #1,913 | 5 | #10,890 |
| 1980 | 28 | #1,977 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 26 | #2,009 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 37 | #1,546 | 5 | #10,226 |
| 1977 | 47 | #1,324 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 37 | #1,476 | 6 | #8,456 |
| 1975 | 45 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 48 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 61 | #1,039 | 6 | #7,707 |
| 1972 | 66 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 62 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 81 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 49 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 36 | #1,264 | 5 | #7,334 |
| 1967 | 26 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 36 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 46 | #1,098 | 7 | #5,447 |
| 1964 | 41 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 36 | #1,314 | 5 | #6,901 |
| 1962 | 35 | #1,319 | 5 | #6,867 |
| 1961 | 38 | #1,283 | 5 | #6,854 |
| 1960 | 37 | #1,304 | 8 | #4,891 |
| 1959 | 32 | #1,388 | 9 | #4,400 |
| 1958 | 46 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 32 | #1,400 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,308 | 8 | #4,566 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,076 | 7 | #4,870 |
| 1954 | 17 | #1,915 | 12 | #3,376 |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,326 | 16 | #2,725 |
| 1952 | 24 | #1,560 | 7 | #4,612 |
| 1951 | 23 | #1,567 | 12 | #3,157 |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,054 | 9 | #3,763 |
| 1949 | 19 | #1,720 | 9 | #3,700 |
| 1948 | 19 | #1,728 | 11 | #3,201 |
| 1947 | 16 | #1,943 | 14 | #2,804 |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,587 | 15 | #2,515 |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,826 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,699 | 8 | #3,477 |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,316 | 12 | #2,743 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,024 | 9 | #3,252 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,343 |
| 1940 | 7 | #2,946 | 12 | #2,462 |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,673 | 12 | #2,457 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,682 | 11 | #2,633 |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,122 | 14 | #2,228 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,096 | 15 | #2,073 |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,290 | 11 | #2,622 |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,619 | 11 | #2,617 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,811 | 8 | #3,200 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,179 | 22 | #1,642 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,518 | 14 | #2,233 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,543 |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,485 | 18 | #1,967 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,719 | 26 | #1,606 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,576 | 20 | #1,961 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,492 | 31 | #1,458 |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,481 | 39 | #1,256 |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,075 | 23 | #1,828 |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,667 | 26 | #1,647 |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,274 | 28 | #1,586 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,686 |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,649 | 33 | #1,386 |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,297 | 37 | #1,251 |
| 1918 | 9 | #2,944 | 36 | #1,264 |
| 1917 | 15 | #2,021 | 39 | #1,153 |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,076 | 42 | #1,089 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,536 | 32 | #1,235 |
| 1914 | 11 | #2,012 | 24 | #1,275 |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,144 | 17 | #1,422 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 36 | #836 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 20 | #992 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,668 | 23 | #900 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,026 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,288 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 20 | #851 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,298 | 16 | #931 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 15 | #980 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 29 | #645 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 13 | #995 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 21 | #764 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 13 | #934 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 15 | #988 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,128 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 18 | #797 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 18 | #749 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 17 | #797 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,339 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,088 |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,091 | 21 | #634 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 17 | #710 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 12 | #811 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,257 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 12 | #767 |
| 1888 | 7 | #849 | 12 | #762 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 8 | #884 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 7 | #926 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 6 | #961 |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,016 | 12 | #620 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 7 | #774 |
| 1882 | 5 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #851 | 6 | #776 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Erie reached #849 in 1888. As a girl name, it reached #620 in 1884. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Erie
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.