Erling is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning “heir of clanchief.” In 2024 it was given to 43 boys in the United States.
Erling belongs to the Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “heir of clanchief” — is the sense carried by its Scandinavian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Erling first appears in Social Security records in 1908. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #672 in 1913, and in 2024 43 babies received the name — 1,378 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Erling means “heir of clanchief” in its Scandinavian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Erling is a boy name. In 2024, 43 babies received the name in the US.
Erling comes from the Scandinavian tradition.
Erling first appears in US records in 1908. Its best-ever ranking was #672 in 1913, and 43 babies were given the name in 2024.
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. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. 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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