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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Erskine

Erskine was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1921, when it ranked 1035th; the most babies were born in 1947 (48). More babies were named Erskine in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
194748 babies
Total since 1880
1,996babies recorded

Erskine popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#7,6678
1990#4,24613
1980#2,56819
1970#1,76125
1960#2,24814
1950#1,23934
1940#1,14234
1930#1,47225
1920#2,16515
1910#1,4686
1900#1,3795
1890——
1880——

How popular is Erskine, counting every spelling?

Erskine has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Erskine?

About 900 people born in the US named Erskine are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 50 and 73. That makes Erskine 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.

Erskine by state

How common Erskine was among boys born in each state in 1945–1949, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (9.5×). In 47 states fewer than five boys 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: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesMI0.01New 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: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: 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: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesSC0.05District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesAL0.20Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Erskine, boys, 1945–1949. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Erskine

How popular is the name Erskine?

Erskine was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1921, when it ranked 1035th; the most babies were born in 1947 (48). More babies were named Erskine in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Erskine a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,996 boys.

Where was Erskine most popular?

In 1945–1949, Erskine was most common in Alabama (0.20 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Michigan.