Erlin — #4202 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Erlin

The Social Security Administration has registered 343 babies named Erlin between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Erlin currently holds the #4202 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Erlin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Erlin shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Erlin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Erlin 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 343 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.