Recorded 1915–2018 Girls' name Peak 1924 290 births

Erleen — girls' name

290 babies named Erleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s281920s851930s681940s491950s301960s132010s17
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Erleen was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

13 babies were named Erleen in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Erleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 290 babies named Erleen between 1915 and 2018, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Erleen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Erleen performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Erleen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Erleen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Erleen 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 290 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.

Erleen at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

290

Since 1915

104 years of records

Peak year

1924

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1915

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2018

Erleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1915

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1924)
13
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
468101214 20181954194719391932192619201915 5

Erleen by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
85 births that decade — 29% of Erleen's all-time total
1910s281920s851930s681940s491950s301960s132010s17

Erleen by state

Where Erleen concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Erleen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.1%
California share of Erleen's total US births 2.1%

6 of 290 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Erleen?
290 babies have been named Erleen since 1915. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1924 with 13 births.
When was Erleen most popular?
Erleen was most popular in the 1920s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Erleen most popular?
The top states for the name Erleen are California (6 births).
How long has the name Erleen been used?
Erleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 104 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Erleen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Erlinda, Erlene, Erline, Erla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1915–2018 (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.