US rank #11629 Girls' name Peak 2009 169 births

Erilyn — #11629 US girls' name

169 babies named Erilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s562010s892020s24
#11629
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 34% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Erilyn was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

14 babies were named Erilyn in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Erilyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 169 babies named Erilyn between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Erilyn currently holds the #11629 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Erilyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Erilyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Erilyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Erilyn 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 169 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.

Erilyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

169

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2009

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,629

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Erilyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
14
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
46810121416 20242019201620132010200720042001 6

Erilyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
89 births that decade — 53% of Erilyn's all-time total
2000s562010s892020s24

Erilyn by state

Where Erilyn concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Erilyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.0%
California share of Erilyn's total US births 3.0%

5 of 169 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Erilyn?
169 babies have been named Erilyn since 2001. It currently ranks #11629 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 14 births.
When was Erilyn most popular?
Erilyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Erilyn most popular?
The top states for the name Erilyn are California (5 births).
How long has the name Erilyn been used?
Erilyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Erilyn?
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, 2001–2024 (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.