Girls' name · since 1971

Erryn

105 babies named Erryn in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

105
total births
1971–2015
years on record
1970s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade

Erryn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 105 recorded since 1971.

Erryn has 105 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2015.

  • 105 total births
  • 1971–2015 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 41% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

105 girls have been named Erryn since 1971, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2015.

105
total births
1971–2015
years on record
1970s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Erryn was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

11 babies were named Erryn in 1988 - its busiest year on record.

Erryn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Erryn's full recorded timeline at 1989, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Erryn at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

105

Since 1971

45 years of records

Peak year

1988

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1971

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2015

Erryn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1988)
11
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
4681012 1971197619791993200620142015 6

Erryn by decade

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

1970s was Erryn's strongest decade.

43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Erryn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 43 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Erryn by state

Where Erryn concentrates geographically, total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Erryn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.8%
California share of Erryn's total US births 4.8%

5 of 105 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Erryn?
Erryn has been given to 105 babies in the U.S. since 1971, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 11 babies were born in 1988, its single highest year.
When was Erryn most popular?
Erryn was most popular in the 1970s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Erryn most popular?
The top states for the name Erryn are California (5 births).
How long has the name Erryn been used?
Records for Erryn go back to 1971, giving 45 years of history through 2015.
What names are similar to Erryn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Errin, Errica, Erricka, Errika, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Erryn's data

  • Erryn's decade-level peak was the 1970s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Erryns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1971–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Erryn: Baby Name Since 1971 - 105 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/erryn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Erryn 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 July 2026.