girl's name

Erline

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 1,655

Erline is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2005 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1927, when 72 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1897.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Erline over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2005, not a full ten years.

556
'90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Erline by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 14
1900s 66
1910s 334
1920s 556
1930s 301
1940s 161
1950s 133
1960s 26
1970s 33
1980s 6
1990s 5
2000s (to 2005) 5

How popular is Erline?

In 2005, Erline was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Erline is used

Canada #3,948 5 in 2024
France #7,245 5 in 2020
United States #18,443 5 in 2005

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Erline

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Erline also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Erline over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Erline

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Erline — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Erline

How popular is the name Erline?

In 2005, Erline was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Erline a girl's or a boy's name?

Erline is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Erline?

Erline has 2 syllables.

When was Erline most popular?

Erline peaked in 1927, when 72 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Erline a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Erline currently ranks #3,948 in the United States. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.