Boys' name · since 1912
Erskin
Erskin has 464 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,245 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 464
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
464 boys have been named Erskin since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Erskin has 464 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1984.
- #8,245 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 464 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erskin ranks #8,245 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 464 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,245 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 464
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Erskin's 464 recorded births place it above 81.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Erskin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Erskin's full recorded timeline at 1946, 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 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Erskin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1984
- Peak year (1922)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Erskin by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (94 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Erskin's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Erskin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
61 births
- 1920s
1920s
94 births
- 1930s
1930s
50 births
- 1940s
1940s
64 births
- 1950s
1950s
76 births
- 1960s
1960s
68 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 94 births (20% of all-time use).
Erskin by state
Where Erskin concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 15 | 3.2% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.1% |
15 of 464 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Erskin's data
- Erskin's decade-level peak was the 1920s (94 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Erskins (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Erskin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~72 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1912–1984 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Erskin 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 August 2026.