Girls' name · since 1957

Eryn

Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 7,415 babies named Eryn, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#1,994 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,476 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
7,415
born since 1957
2000s
peak decade

7,415 babies have been named Eryn since 1957, making it today's #3476 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eryn has been recorded 7,415 times among girls since 1957, currently ranked #3476 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.

  • #1,994 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,476 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 7,415 born since 1957
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eryn ranks #1,994 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,476 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,415 born since 1957, peaking in the 2000s.

#1,994 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,476 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
7,415
born since 1957
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%79.9%
Eryn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Eryn's 7,415 recorded births place it above 97.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

35 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Eryn compares

7,415 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Eryn's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Eryn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 7,415 376 567,345
Peak-year births 257 21 19,840

Eryn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Eryn's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 257, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Eryn popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
257
Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
0100200300 195719701978198619942002201020182025 44

Eryn popularity over time - boys

173 total births recorded since 1976 (Eryn as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 173 births
4681012 1976198919942000200520142025 8

Eryn by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (2,026 births, 27% of the file).

2000s was Eryn's strongest decade.

2,026 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Eryn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,026 births (27% of all-time use).

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

How Eryn compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Eryn's total volume

Eryn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -70, 4.8%-127, 6.3%-146, 4.2%-70, 3.2%-113, 5.7%-141, 3.3%-30, 5.4%-70, 3.8%-114, 3%-78, 5%-35, 7.2%-79, 2.8%-55, 4.4%-109, 1.9%-35, 8.1%Eryn-69, 3.5%Eryn
Eryn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Eryn by state

Where Eryn concentrates geographically, total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Eryn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
683 9.2%
#2 Texas
637 8.6%
#3 Georgia
296 4.0%
#4 Florida
280 3.8%
#5 Ohio
254 3.4%
#6 Pennsylvania
246 3.3%
#7 Michigan
210 2.8%
#8 Illinois
203 2.7%
California share of Eryn's total US births 9.2%
Even split

683 of 7,415 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Eryn appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eryn?
Eryn has been given to 7,415 babies in the U.S. since 1957, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #1,994 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #3,476 of 17,297. 257 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
Where does Eryn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eryn ranks #1,994 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,476 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Eryn most popular?
Eryn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,026 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Eryn most popular?
The top states for the name Eryn are California (683 births), Texas (637 births), Georgia (296 births).
How long has the name Eryn been used?
Eryn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 69 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Eryn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Erynn, Erykah, Eryka, Erynne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Eryn's data

  • Eryn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,026 total births); usage has since declined to 403 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Eryns (683 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

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

Keep exploring Eryn

Nearby Names Like Eryn

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Eryn

Names with a similar popularity rank to Eryn

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Eryn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1957–2025 (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 Eryn 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.