US rank #14004 Girls' name Peak 2014 226 births

Erial — #14004 US girls' name

226 babies named Erial in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s682000s702010s732020s15
#14004
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 21% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Erial was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

16 babies were named Erial in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Erial

The Social Security Administration has registered 226 babies named Erial between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Erial currently holds the #14004 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Erial performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Erial shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Erial in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Erial in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 226 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Erial at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

226

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2014

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#14,004

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Erial popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
16
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 20242016201220062002199819931990 6

Erial by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
73 births that decade — 32% of Erial's all-time total
1990s682000s702010s732020s15

Erial by state

Where Erial concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Erial
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.2%
Texas share of Erial's total US births 2.2%

5 of 226 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Erial?
226 babies have been named Erial since 1990. It currently ranks #14004 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 16 births.
When was Erial most popular?
Erial was most popular in the 2010s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Erial most popular?
The top states for the name Erial are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Erial been used?
Erial has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Erial?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Erin, Erica, Erika, Ericka, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.