Recorded 1964–2017 Unisex name Peak 1977 848 births

Errin — unisex name

848 babies named Errin in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s451970s3041980s2581990s1462000s822010s13
1970s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Errin was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

46 babies were named Errin in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Errin

The Social Security Administration has registered 848 babies named Errin between 1964 and 2017, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Errin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 46 babies received it in a single year. Errin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 271 additional births since 1966.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Errin performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 304 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Errin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Errin in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Errin 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 848 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.

Errin at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

848

Since 1964

54 years of records

Peak year

1977

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1964

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2017

Errin popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1964

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1977)
46
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
01020304050 201720051999199319871981197519691964 8

Errin popularity over time — boys

271 total births recorded since 1966 (Errin as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 271 births
05101520 201019971991198719811977197319691966 7

Errin by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
304 births that decade — 36% of Errin's all-time total
1960s451970s3041980s2581990s1462000s822010s13

Errin by state

Where Errin concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Errin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
23 2.7%
#2 Ohio
10 1.2%
#3 Texas
5 0.6%
California share of Errin's total US births 2.7%
Even split

23 of 848 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Errin?
848 babies have been named Errin since 1964. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1977 with 46 births.
When was Errin most popular?
Errin was most popular in the 1970s decade with 304 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Errin most popular?
The top states for the name Errin are California (23 births), Ohio (10 births), Texas (5 births).
Is Errin a unisex name?
Yes, Errin is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 848 births, and as a boy's name it has 271 births.
How long has the name Errin been used?
Errin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 54 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Errin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Errica, Erricka, Errika, Erryn, and 1 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, 1964–2017 (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.