boy's name
Erlin
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 373
Erlin is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 174,520 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
Erlin over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 |
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 6 |
| 1980s | 11 |
| 1990s | 22 |
| 2000s | 98 |
| 2010s | 106 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 119 |
How popular is Erlin?
In 2025, Erlin was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Erlin
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Erlin also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Erlin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Erlin
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Erlin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Erlin
How popular is the name Erlin?
In 2025, Erlin was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Erlin a girl's or a boy's name?
Erlin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Erlin most popular?
Erlin peaked in 2022, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Erlin a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Erlin currently ranks #5,152 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.