Girls' name · since 1970
Erynn
1,853 babies named Erynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,941 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,171 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,853
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Erynn currently ranks #6171 among girls' names in America, with 1,853 babies recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Erynn recorded 1,853 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #6171 nationally today, ahead of 64% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #4,941 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,171 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,853 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erynn ranks #4,941 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,171 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,853 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,941 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,171 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,853
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Erynn's 1,853 recorded births place it above 93.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Erynn compares
1,853 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Erynn's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Erynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,853 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 73 | 21 | 19,840 |
Erynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Erynn's SSA record in two at 1998 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 1971, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 73, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Erynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Erynn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (538 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Erynn's strongest decade.
538 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Erynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 98
1970s
98 births
- 1980s 188
1980s
188 births
- 1990s
1990s
459 births
- 2000s
2000s
538 births
- 2010s
2010s
429 births
- 2020s 141
2020s
141 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 538 births (29% of all-time use).
How Erynn 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 Erynn's total volume
Erynn by state
Where Erynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 151 | 8.1% |
| #2 | California | | 87 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 13 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
151 of 1,853 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Erynn appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Erynn's data
- Erynn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (538 total births); usage has since declined to 141 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Erynns (151 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Erynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Erynn 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.