Erle

Boy · recorded 1882–1981

  • 1981last recorded
  • 1891best year

Most popular in 1891.

Last recorded in 1981. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Erle.

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Its story

Popularity since 1882

0356918821907193219561981

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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 67 recorded years as a table
Erle, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188244
188546
189169
189345
189452
190748
191223
191335
191427
191519
191620
191730
191824
191921
192014
192119
192222
192318
192415
192522
192613
192718
192816
192912
193012
193113
193217
193313
193415
193514
193616
19378
19387
19396
19405
19419
194211
19438
19449
19456
194610
19477
19489
19498
19508
19517
195212
19536
19545
19554
19564
19574
19586
19595
19603
19615
19624
19635
19644
19653
19667
19675
19696
19704
19716
19743
19813

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Erle 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 1981
5
Rank in 1981
#6,262
How rare
1 in 358,235 boys
Since 1882
855

Erle was last recorded in 1981. 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 1891, at 69 per million boys born.

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

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