Erling · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1908

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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 66 recorded years as a table

Erling, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1908	32
1910	36
1911	22
1912	53
1913	88
1914	46
1915	57
1916	47
1917	48
1918	40
1919	46
1920	46
1921	34
1922	23
1923	38
1924	39
1925	35
1926	18
1927	33
1928	33
1929	33
1930	29
1931	25
1932	25
1933	26
1934	25
1935	24
1936	14
1937	17
1938	13
1939	17
1940	15
1941	11
1942	14
1943	10
1944	15
1945	6
1946	12
1947	8
1948	7
1949	9
1950	6
1951	6
1952	5
1953	4
1954	5
1955	6
1956	3
1957	3
1958	7
1960	5
1961	3
1962	3
1963	4
1964	3
1965	4
1966	3
1967	4
1972	3
2016	3
2020	3
2021	10
2022	14
2023	32
2024	25
2025	14

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Erling 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: 24
Rank in 2025: #4,249
How rare: 1 in 71,169 boys
Since 1908: 1,402

Most popular in 1913, at 88 per million boys born.

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

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