Girls' name · since 1963
Erinn
3,418 babies named Erinn in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,309 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,418
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Erinn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 3,418 have been recorded since 1963.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erinn has been recorded 3,418 times among girls since 1963, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2020.
- #3,309 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,418 born since 1963
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erinn ranks #3,309 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,418 born since 1963, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,309 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,418
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Erinn's 3,418 recorded births place it above 95.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Erinn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Erinn splits its recorded history at 1992: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 156 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Erinn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2020
- Peak year (1990)
- 156
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Erinn popularity over time - boys
143 total births recorded since 1969 (Erinn as boys' name)
Erinn by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,052 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Erinn's strongest decade.
1,052 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Erinn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 200
1960s
200 births
- 1970s
1970s
815 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,052 births
- 1990s
1990s
874 births
- 2000s 321
2000s
321 births
- 2010s 147
2010s
147 births
- 2020s 9
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,052 births (31% of all-time use).
How Erinn 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 Erinn's total volume
Erinn by state
Where Erinn concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 386 | 11.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 211 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 132 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 131 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 96 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 86 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Texas | | 83 | 2.4% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 45 | 1.3% |
386 of 3,418 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Erinn appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Erinn's data
- Erinn's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,052 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Erinns (386 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 Erinn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1963–2020 (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 Erinn 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.