Erin

Meaning and origin of Erin

Popularity of Erin in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2008.
• Over recent years, Erin has been falling (−7.9% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Erin every 42 schools, all spellings combined.

Erin in English-speaking countries

Erin ranks 26^th in Northern Ireland, 47^th in Ireland and 67^th in England and Wales, against 1,018^th in France.

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  26^th girls’ name168 babies in 3 years1 girl in 134−5.1% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  47^th girls’ name324 babies in 3 years1 girl in 200−1.3% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  73^rd girls’ name177 babies in 3 years1 girl in 307−9.9% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  67^th girls’ name2,020 babies in 3 years1 girl in 380−4.8% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  461^st girls’ name22 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,805

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  505^th girls’ name70 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,207−1.4% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  471^st girls’ name12 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,499

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  740^th girls’ name1,130 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,276−10% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Erin and Érin are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Érin10
• Eryn (in French)45
• Erynn (in French)25
• Erinn10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Erin

• Erell
• Erine
• Rozenn
• Maeve
• Nesta
• Lilwenn
• Bleuenn
• Gaëlle
• Nolwenn
• Awen
• Eloane
• Eileen

See also

• →French names of Celtic origin