Erling vs Erlin

Side-by-side comparison of Erling and Erlin — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Erling

Boy name · Rank #2913

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Name B

Erlin

Boy name · Rank #4202

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Metric Erling Erlin
Current Rank #2913 #4202
Total Births (all years) 1,378 343
Peak Year 2023 2022
Peak Year Births 54 25
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1908 1916

Births by Decade

Decade Erling Erlin
1900ss 5 —
1910ss 330 6
1920ss 365 5
1930ss 227 6
1940ss 153 —
1950ss 89 —
1960ss 56 —
1970ss 5 —
1980ss — 11
1990ss — 17
2000ss — 92
2010ss 5 106
2020ss 143 100

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Erling Erlin
2014 — 7
2015 — 14
2016 5 8
2017 — 9
2018 — 15
2019 — 13
2020 5 17
2021 17 11
2022 24 25
2023 54 22
2024 43 25

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1908–2024.

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