Erin is a girl's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “Ireland.” In 2024 it was given to 352 girls in the United States.
Erin belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “Ireland” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Erin first appears in Social Security records in 1888. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #18 in 1983, and in 2024 352 babies received the name — 316,248 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Erin means “Ireland” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Erin is a girl name. In 2024, 352 babies received the name in the US.
Erin comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Erin first appears in US records in 1888. Its best-ever ranking was #18 in 1983, and 352 babies were given the name in 2024.
Erin is pronounced /ˈɛɹɪn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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