Erie
Erie was the 13731st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 620th; the most babies were born in 1916 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,350 places. More babies were named Erie in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,731 girls, down 1,182 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191642 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,440babies recorded
Erie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,731 | — | 6 | — |
| 2020 | #12,549 | — | 7 | — |
| 2010 | #17,851 | — | 5 | — |
| 2000 | — | #9,468 | — | 6 |
| 1990 | — | #2,893 | — | 22 |
| 1980 | — | #1,977 | — | 28 |
| 1970 | — | #895 | — | 81 |
| 1960 | #4,891 | #1,324 | 8 | 36 |
| 1950 | #3,764 | #2,054 | 9 | 14 |
| 1940 | #2,462 | #2,947 | 12 | 7 |
| 1930 | #1,543 | — | 26 | — |
| 1920 | #1,386 | #2,649 | 33 | 11 |
| 1910 | #900 | #1,668 | 23 | 5 |
| 1900 | #988 | — | 15 | — |
| 1890 | #1,257 | — | 6 | — |
| 1880 | #776 | #851 | 6 | 6 |
How popular is Erie, counting every spelling?
Erie is a spelling of Eri, a name family that had 42 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 42 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eri | 36 | #4,008 | 196 |
| Erie | 6 | #13,731 | 53 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Erie?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Erie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Erie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Erie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Erie?
About 400 people born in the US named Erie are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 11 and 76. That makes Erie a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Erie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Erie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Erie
How popular is the name Erie?
Erie was the 13731st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 620th; the most babies were born in 1916 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,350 places. More babies were named Erie in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Erie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Erie in the US.