Erling
Erling was the 4291st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked 672nd; the most babies were born in 2023 (54). More babies were named Erling in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,291 boys, up 8,335 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202354 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,402babies recorded
Erling popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,291 | 24 |
| 2020 | #12,626 | 5 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #2,742 | 10 |
| 1950 | #2,356 | 11 |
| 1940 | #1,699 | 17 |
| 1930 | #1,265 | 32 |
| 1920 | #985 | 49 |
| 1910 | #1,345 | 7 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Erling, counting every spelling?
Erling has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Erling?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Erling (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Erling 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 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Erling.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Erling?
About 400 people born in the US named Erling are alive today, with a median age of 60; half are between 3 and 76. That makes Erling 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.
Erling by state
How common Erling was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Erling: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Erling, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Erling
How popular is the name Erling?
Erling was the 4291st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked 672nd; the most babies were born in 2023 (54). More babies were named Erling in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Erling a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Erling in the US.
Where is Erling most popular?
In 2021–2025, Erling was most common in New York (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and New Jersey.