Erlin
Masculine
Erlin is overwhelmingly a boys’ name — 362 boys against 11 girls since 1880.
Erlin entered the US charts in 1916, peaked at #3390 in 1931, ranks #5045 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Erlin?
Erlin first appears in US birth records in 1916 — 109 years ago. The typical Erlin is a kid of about 11 — this name's wave is very recent. About 300 people named Erlin are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Erlin most popular?
Erlin peaked in 1931, reaching #3390 nationally. Today it ranks #5045, 1,655 places below that high. See the whole 1931 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1916
- Most boys named
- 202225 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3390reached in 1931
- Change vs 2024
- −24.0%19 in 2025, from 25
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Erlin in other languages
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas.
Erlins among us
people named Erlin are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 89,899 born in 2025 was named Erlin
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
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What happens to a name after it peaks
The Master test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Erlin's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Master climbed just as high around 1915, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Master's path sketches the road Erlin is walking now.
Erlin sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Erlin beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Erlin in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
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Masculine · #5045 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Erlins are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Erlin are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Erlin in 2025?
- Erlin ranks #5045 among US boy names in 2025, with 19 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Erlin?
- About 1 in every 89,899 US boys born in 2025 was named Erlin — 19 in all.
- Will my child share the name Erlin with classmates?
- Erlin will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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