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
Eryn's 7,415 recorded births place it above 97.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2000)
- 257
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Currently ranks #3476 among girls.
7,415 total births across 69 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2000 with 257 births in a single year.
Eryn popularity over time - boys
173 total births recorded since 1976 (Eryn as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Eryn accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
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
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 63
1960s
63 births
- 1970s 511
1970s
511 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,135 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,023 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,026 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,241 births
- 2020s 403
2020s
403 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,026 births (27% of all-time use).
Eryn decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,026 births
- Runner-up 2,023 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Eryn concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| 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% |
683 of 7,415 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 9.2% of nationwide
- Texas 8.6% of nationwide
- Georgia 4.0% of nationwide
- Florida 3.8% of nationwide
- Ohio 3.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 35 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Eryn appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~68 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, 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.
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