Recorded 1971–2015 Girls' name Peak 1988 105 births

Erryn — girls' name

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.

1970s431980s161990s102000s222010s14
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.

What the Data Says About Erryn

The Social Security Administration has registered 105 babies named Erryn between 1971 and 2015, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Erryn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Erryn performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Erryn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Erryn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Erryn 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 105 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.

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 · 2015–1971

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1988)
11
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
4681012 2015200719941988197719741971 6

Erryn by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
43 births that decade — 41% of Erryn's all-time total
1970s431980s161990s102000s222010s14

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?
105 babies have been named Erryn since 1971. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1988 with 11 births.
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?
Erryn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 45 years of data 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.

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, 1971–2015 (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.