Is Erin a boy or girl name?
Erin is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 352 girls and 31 boys were named Erin, so 91.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.1% of the 325,703 US babies named Erin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,616
- Girl rank, 2024
- #797
- Babies named Erin since 1888
- 325,703
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 15,051 babies
Boys and girls named Erin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 52 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 80 | 100% |
| 1910s | 12 | 209 | 94.6% |
| 1920s | 18 | 183 | 91% |
| 1930s | 12 | 198 | 94.3% |
| 1940s | 51 | 536 | 91.3% |
| 1950s | 209 | 4,382 | 95.4% |
| 1960s | 948 | 15,571 | 94.3% |
| 1970s | 2,881 | 67,891 | 95.9% |
| 1980s | 2,202 | 115,811 | 98.1% |
| 1990s | 1,635 | 65,334 | 97.6% |
| 2000s | 826 | 33,368 | 97.6% |
| 2010s | 494 | 10,285 | 95.4% |
| 2020s | 167 | 2,337 | 93.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31 | #3,616 | 352 | #797 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,491 | 450 | #653 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,118 | 427 | #686 |
| 2021 | 37 | #3,199 | 527 | #574 |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,943 | 581 | #521 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,375 | 650 | #484 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,121 | 743 | #417 |
| 2017 | 53 | #2,429 | 777 | #408 |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,901 | 925 | #355 |
| 2015 | 59 | #2,260 | 974 | #336 |
| 2014 | 51 | #2,470 | 1,022 | #324 |
| 2013 | 46 | #2,603 | 1,168 | #275 |
| 2012 | 62 | #2,163 | 1,235 | #263 |
| 2011 | 54 | #2,356 | 1,350 | #234 |
| 2010 | 57 | #2,269 | 1,441 | #216 |
| 2009 | 67 | #2,057 | 1,696 | #194 |
| 2008 | 66 | #2,095 | 2,064 | #164 |
| 2007 | 71 | #1,985 | 2,477 | #141 |
| 2006 | 73 | #1,863 | 2,644 | #131 |
| 2005 | 69 | #1,859 | 2,907 | #112 |
| 2004 | 89 | #1,508 | 3,367 | #95 |
| 2003 | 88 | #1,483 | 3,926 | #80 |
| 2002 | 97 | #1,363 | 4,145 | #72 |
| 2001 | 108 | #1,234 | 4,958 | #60 |
| 2000 | 98 | #1,317 | 5,184 | #61 |
| 1999 | 121 | #1,102 | 5,223 | #58 |
| 1998 | 114 | #1,123 | 5,471 | #57 |
| 1997 | 125 | #1,020 | 5,939 | #52 |
| 1996 | 143 | #916 | 6,256 | #51 |
| 1995 | 211 | #742 | 6,565 | #49 |
| 1994 | 169 | #814 | 6,908 | #45 |
| 1993 | 168 | #816 | 6,717 | #48 |
| 1992 | 172 | #797 | 7,059 | #46 |
| 1991 | 174 | #780 | 7,208 | #44 |
| 1990 | 238 | #655 | 7,988 | #43 |
| 1989 | 233 | #655 | 8,143 | #40 |
| 1988 | 203 | #664 | 8,267 | #37 |
| 1987 | 192 | #659 | 8,847 | #34 |
| 1986 | 201 | #632 | 10,068 | #30 |
| 1985 | 215 | #597 | 11,384 | #26 |
| 1984 | 192 | #615 | 12,622 | #25 |
| 1983 | 214 | #577 | 14,837 | #18 |
| 1982 | 246 | #549 | 14,362 | #20 |
| 1981 | 242 | #540 | 13,853 | #19 |
| 1980 | 264 | #529 | 13,428 | #20 |
| 1979 | 265 | #519 | 11,259 | #21 |
| 1978 | 259 | #506 | 10,787 | #21 |
| 1977 | 248 | #533 | 10,198 | #23 |
| 1976 | 295 | #456 | 8,383 | #24 |
| 1975 | 319 | #447 | 6,894 | #38 |
| 1974 | 321 | #442 | 5,868 | #47 |
| 1973 | 305 | #448 | 3,877 | #79 |
| 1972 | 288 | #463 | 3,289 | #93 |
| 1971 | 319 | #456 | 3,856 | #93 |
| 1970 | 262 | #498 | 3,480 | #111 |
| 1969 | 219 | #531 | 3,059 | #114 |
| 1968 | 158 | #606 | 1,864 | #174 |
| 1967 | 108 | #715 | 1,685 | #185 |
| 1966 | 99 | #742 | 1,523 | #207 |
| 1965 | 90 | #779 | 1,463 | #220 |
| 1964 | 74 | #887 | 1,426 | #229 |
| 1963 | 58 | #995 | 1,201 | #255 |
| 1962 | 52 | #1,060 | 1,062 | #276 |
| 1961 | 38 | #1,284 | 1,133 | #269 |
| 1960 | 52 | #1,075 | 1,155 | #264 |
| 1959 | 40 | #1,235 | 1,229 | #248 |
| 1958 | 37 | #1,267 | 1,136 | #260 |
| 1957 | 38 | #1,271 | 1,014 | #274 |
| 1956 | 21 | #1,736 | 305 | #534 |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,474 | 175 | #715 |
| 1954 | 10 | #2,637 | 175 | #702 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,128 | 86 | #1,044 |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,883 | 88 | #1,005 |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,910 | 97 | #939 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,136 | 77 | #1,044 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,849 | 76 | #1,025 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,842 | 59 | #1,176 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,174 | 81 | #980 |
| 1946 | 7 | #2,988 | 67 | #1,037 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,125 |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,223 | 50 | #1,107 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,206 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,730 | 42 | #1,233 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,246 | 40 | #1,191 |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,610 | 27 | #1,487 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,227 | 25 | #1,524 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,285 | 35 | #1,237 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,465 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,819 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,736 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,619 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,855 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,062 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,048 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,138 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,795 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,040 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,368 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,120 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,182 |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,026 | 19 | #2,080 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,364 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,315 |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,015 | 29 | #1,553 |
| 1920 | 6 | #3,970 | 25 | #1,677 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,492 |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,868 | 23 | #1,711 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,351 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,457 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,537 | 29 | #1,324 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,401 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,281 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,496 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,694 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,673 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,070 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,214 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,545 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,249 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,338 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,534 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,151 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,492 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,350 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,059 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,059 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,470 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,008 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,557 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 9 | #960 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,186 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,347 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Erin reached #442 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #18 in 1983. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Erin
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.