Erin

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Erin is a personal name taken from the Hiberno-English word for Ireland, originating from the Irish word "Éirinn".

From Wikipedia

Erin first appears in the data in 1977 and has been recorded in 36 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1984 with 651 babies (rank #11 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Erin

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Erin yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

9,490

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

651

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In The Office (US): Erin Hannon — Pam's successor at reception

Famous people named Erin

Erin Brockovichenvironmentalist · b. 1960
Erin Moriartyfilm actor · b. 1994
Erin Heathertonrunway model · b. 1989
Erin Kellymanactor · b. 1998
Erin Sandersfilm actor · b. 1991

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with E

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1977	123	#83
1978	162	#72
1979	197	#59
1980	242	#49
1981	437	#22
1982	467	#21
1983	643	#13
1984	651	#11
1985	472	#17
1986	409	#22
1987	371	#27
1988	355	#26
1989	359	#26
1990	309	#35
1991	277	#35
1992	279	#38
1993	270	#41
1994	293	#35
1995	272	#44
1996	255	#45
1997	240	#46
1998	243	#44
1999	237	#45
2000	234	#49
2001	238	#44
2002	230	#50
2003	230	#42
2004	182	#60
2005	170	#64
2006	98	#78
2007	97	#78
2011	86	#81
2014	11	#158
2015	122	#115
2016	225	#105
2017	4	#345