Girls' name · since 1915
Erleen
Erleen has 290 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,205 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 290
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Erleen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 290 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erleen has been recorded 290 times among girls since 1915, 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 1915 to 2018.
- #16,205 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 290 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erleen ranks #16,205 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 290 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,205 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 290
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Erleen's 290 recorded births place it above 77.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Erleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Erleen's SSA record in two at 1937 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Erleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2018
- Peak year (1924)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Erleen by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (85 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Erleen's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Erleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 28
1910s
28 births
- 1920s
1920s
85 births
- 1930s
1930s
68 births
- 1940s
1940s
49 births
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 85 births (29% of all-time use).
Erleen by state
Where Erleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.1% |
6 of 290 births nationwide.
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What to do with Erleen's data
- Erleen's decade-level peak was the 1920s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Erleens (6 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 Erleen: 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 (~103 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, 1915–2018 (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 Erleen 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.