Erland — boys' name

What the Data Says About Erland

The Social Security Administration has registered 478 babies named Erland between 1901 and 1982, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Erland currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Erland performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Erland shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maine, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Erland in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Erland 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 478 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.