Erland · Shortlist Together

Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Erland.

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Its story

Popularity since 1901

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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 45 recorded years as a table

Erland, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1901	56
1912	12
1913	10
1914	20
1915	7
1916	17
1917	26
1918	15
1919	5
1920	10
1921	16
1922	15
1923	11
1924	9
1925	15
1926	14
1927	10
1928	14
1929	8
1930	16
1931	12
1932	13
1933	9
1934	15
1935	14
1936	8
1937	8
1938	6
1939	6
1940	9
1941	10
1942	11
1943	5
1944	8
1945	6
1946	5
1947	5
1948	5
1949	3
1951	3
1953	3
1954	4
1956	3
1959	3
1982	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Erland 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

More like Erland

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1982: 7
Rank in 1982: #5,003
How rare: 1 in 259,206 boys
Since 1901: 478

Erland was last recorded in 1982. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1901, at 56 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Erland doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

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