Erle is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.
Erle is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1981. Erle was first reported in SSA data in 1882 and peaked in 1917 (28 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5 | — | #6,580 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #5,457 |
| 1971 | 11 | — | #3,025 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #3,613 |
| 1969 | 11 | — | #2,747 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | #3,074 |
| 1966 | 12 | — | #2,373 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #3,655 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | #3,378 |
| 1963 | 11 | — | #2,582 |
| 1962 | 9 | — | #2,914 |
| 1961 | 10 | — | #2,764 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | #3,443 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | #2,707 |
| 1958 | 12 | — | #2,405 |
| 1957 | 8 | — | #3,092 |
| 1956 | 9 | — | #2,852 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | #2,834 |
| 1954 | 10 | — | #2,638 |
| 1953 | 11 | — | #2,434 |
| 1952 | 24 | — | #1,561 |
| 1951 | 13 | — | #2,166 |
| 1950 | 14 | — | #2,055 |
| 1949 | 14 | — | #2,055 |
| 1948 | 15 | — | #1,968 |
| 1947 | 13 | — | #2,189 |
| 1946 | 17 | — | #1,782 |
| 1945 | 8 | — | #2,625 |
| 1944 | 12 | — | #2,110 |
| 1943 | 12 | — | #2,212 |
| 1942 | 15 | — | #1,893 |
| 1941 | 11 | — | #2,247 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #3,232 |
| 1939 | 7 | — | #2,925 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | #2,717 |
| 1937 | 9 | — | #2,550 |
| 1936 | 17 | — | #1,665 |
| 1935 | 15 | — | #1,861 |
| 1934 | 15 | — | #1,880 |
| 1933 | 13 | — | #2,028 |
| 1932 | 18 | — | #1,740 |
| 1931 | 13 | — | #2,136 |
| 1930 | 13 | — | #2,214 |
| 1929 | 13 | — | #2,238 |
| 1928 | 18 | — | #1,853 |
| 1927 | 20 | — | #1,763 |
| 1926 | 14 | — | #2,231 |
| 1925 | 24 | — | #1,547 |
| 1924 | 17 | — | #1,983 |
| 1923 | 20 | — | #1,773 |
| 1922 | 24 | — | #1,556 |
| 1921 | 21 | — | #1,729 |
| 1920 | 15 | — | #2,164 |
| 1919 | 21 | — | #1,650 |
| 1918 | 24 | — | #1,507 |
| 1917 | 28 | — | #1,304 |
| 1916 | 18 | — | #1,718 |
| 1915 | 16 | — | #1,814 |
| 1914 | 18 | — | #1,457 |
| 1913 | 18 | — | #1,223 |
| 1912 | 10 | — | #1,660 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | #1,131 |
| 1894 | 6 | — | #993 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | #1,092 |
| 1891 | 7 | — | #795 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | #983 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | #985 |