Girls' name · since 1889
Erla
934 babies named Erla in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,874 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 934
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Erla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 934 have been recorded since 1889.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erla has been recorded 934 times among girls since 1889, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2022.
- #7,874 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 934 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erla ranks #7,874 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 934 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,874 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 934
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Erla's 934 recorded births place it above 89.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Erla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Erla's full recorded timeline at 1936, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1896, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Erla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2022
- Peak year (1924)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Erla by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (264 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Erla's strongest decade.
264 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Erla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s
1910s
157 births
- 1920s
1920s
264 births
- 1930s
1930s
197 births
- 1940s
1940s
155 births
- 1950s 65
1950s
65 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 264 births (28% of all-time use).
How Erla 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 Erla's total volume
Erla by state
Where Erla concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 251 | 26.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.2% |
251 of 934 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Erla's data
- Erla's decade-level peak was the 1920s (264 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Erlas (251 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Erla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~133 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, 1889–2022 (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 Erla 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.