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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Erlene

Erlene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 793rd; the most babies were born in 1930 (74). More babies were named Erlene in the 1930s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
193074 babies
Total since 1880
2,332babies recorded

Erlene popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#3,40714
1950#1,63533
1940#1,10343
1930#82574
1920#92262
1910#1,9937
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Erlene, counting every spelling?

Erlene has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Erlene?

About 700 people born in the US named Erlene are alive today, with a median age of 76; half are between 68 and 84. That makes Erlene a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Erlene by state

How common Erlene was among girls born in each state in 1928–1932, around its peak. In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: 0.47 per 1,000 babiesVT0.47New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMO0.04Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesVA0.05Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMS0.05Alabama: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesAL0.12Georgia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesGA0.04Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTX0.04Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Erlene, girls, 1928–1932. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Erlene: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Erlene, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Erlene

How popular is the name Erlene?

Erlene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 793rd; the most babies were born in 1930 (74). More babies were named Erlene in the 1930s than in any other decade.

Is Erlene a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,332 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Erlene most popular?

In 1928–1932, Erlene was most common in Vermont (0.47 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Virginia.