Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Erin

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Ireland
Celtic
Peace
Gaelic
Irish
Peace; a poetic name for Ireland

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Erin

Pronunciation

e-rin

Famous People

Sportscaster Erin Andrews, Actress Erin Gray, Environmental activist Erin Brokovich, Actress Erin Cumming, Model Erin Wasson, Model Erin Heatherton

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Carol Burnett, Daughter of David Foster, Daughter of Wayne Newton

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #442, 321 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4539, 22 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1983 (rank #18, 14,835 births); most recent 2025 (rank #833, 327 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202522327
202431352
202333450
202226427
202137527
202040581
201934650
201837743
201753777
201641925

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #1536, 12 births); most recent 2024 (rank #4266, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #28, 1,988 births); most recent 2025 (rank #72, 633 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025–633
20244689
20235698
2022–829
20216884
20206851
20195947
201851,024
201731,161
2016–1,212

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #4981, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #380, 158 births); most recent 2023 (rank #862, 45 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–45
2022–41
2021374
2020–82
2019–71
2018–67
2017392
2016–93
2015395
2014–98

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #370, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #36, 210 births); most recent 2025 (rank #71, 75 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoysGirls
2025–75
2024–127
2023–125
2022–153
2021–140
2020–142
2019–153
2018–115
2017–109
2016–165

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #6, 490 births); most recent 2025 (rank #126, 36 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202536
202456
202385
202281
2021102
2020110
201998
2018124
2017135
2016156

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #5, 186 births); most recent 2025 (rank #21, 57 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202557
202458
202353
202280
202176
202079
201983
201895
201796
201697

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1973 (rank #229, 9 births); most recent 1982 (rank #361, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1983 (rank #11, 237 births); most recent 2023 (rank #348, 9 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
2023–9
2022–5
2021–8
2020–6
2019–6
2018–5
2017–18
2016–17
2015–16
2014–11

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence