Girls' name · since 1976
Aerin
944 babies named Aerin in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,822 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,493 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 944
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
944 babies have been named Aerin since 1976, making it today's #8493 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Aerin recorded 944 times among girls since 1976, holding rank #8493 nationally today, ahead of 51% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #7,822 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,493 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 944 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aerin ranks #7,822 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,493 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 944 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,822 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,493 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 944
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aerin's 944 recorded births place it above 89.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aerin compares
944 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aerin's all-time total is 151% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aerin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 944 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aerin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aerin's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 54, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aerin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Aerin popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1998 (Aerin as boys' name)
Aerin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (325 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Aerin's strongest decade.
325 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Aerin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s
2000s
325 births
- 2010s
2010s
266 births
- 2020s 116
2020s
116 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 325 births (34% of all-time use).
How Aerin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aerin's total volume
Aerin by state
Where Aerin concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 62 | 6.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 27 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 23 | 2.4% |
62 of 944 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Aerin's data
- Aerin's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (325 total births) through the 2020s (116) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aerins (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aerin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aerin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.