Erskin — boys' name

What the Data Says About Erskin

The Social Security Administration has registered 464 babies named Erskin between 1912 and 1984, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Erskin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Erskin performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Erskin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Erskin in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Erskin 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 464 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.