Recorded 1921–1940 Girls' name Peak 1926 26 births

Erlyne — girls' name

26 babies named Erlyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s211940s5
1920s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Erlyne was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

6 babies were named Erlyne in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Erlyne

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Erlyne between 1921 and 1940, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Erlyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Erlyne performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Erlyne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Erlyne 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 26 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.

Erlyne at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

26

Since 1921

20 years of records

Peak year

1926

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1921

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1940

Erlyne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1921

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1926)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 19401926192519221921 5

Erlyne by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
21 births that decade — 81% of Erlyne's all-time total
1920s211940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Erlyne?
26 babies have been named Erlyne since 1921. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1926 with 6 births.
When was Erlyne most popular?
Erlyne was most popular in the 1920s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Erlyne been used?
Erlyne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 20 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Erlyne?
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, 1921–1940 (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.