Erin · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 91 recorded years as a table

Erin, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1915	7
1918	6
1920	6
1921	5
1924	5
1938	5
1939	5
1940	4
1941	9
1942	4
1944	4
1946	4
1947	4
1948	3
1949	3
1950	7
1951	4
1952	9
1953	7
1954	5
1955	5
1956	10
1957	18
1958	17
1959	19
1960	24
1961	18
1962	25
1963	29
1964	37
1965	48
1966	56
1967	62
1968	91
1969	122
1970	141
1971	180
1972	178
1973	196
1974	204
1975	204
1976	188
1977	151
1978	158
1979	154
1980	148
1981	135
1982	136
1983	119
1984	106
1985	116
1986	109
1987	103
1988	106
1989	116
1990	116
1991	86
1992	86
1993	86
1994	87
1995	111
1996	75
1997	66
1998	60
1999	63
2000	50
2001	56
2002	50
2003	45
2004	45
2005	35
2006	36
2007	34
2008	32
2009	34
2010	30
2011	28
2012	33
2013	24
2014	27
2015	31
2016	22
2017	29
2018	20
2019	19
2020	23
2021	21
2022	15
2023	19
2024	19
2025	13

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Erin isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 22
Rank in 2025: #4,539
How rare: 1 in 77,639 boys
Since 1915: 9,478

Most popular in 1975, at 204 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 58% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.