Erlin is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Erlin is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,089 for boy births in the United States (and #10,726 across all names), given to 19 babies. Erlin first appears in 1916 and peaked in 2022 (25 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,089 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,235 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,640 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,212 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,248 |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,320 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,531 |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,856 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,356 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,093 |
| 2015 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,082 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,964 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,043 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,200 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,953 |
| 2010 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,141 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,879 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,878 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,246 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,593 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,773 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,139 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,215 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,090 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #13,697 | #9,471 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | — | #8,819 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | — | #9,288 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | — | #7,948 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #13,836 | — |
| 1988 | 6 | — | — | #6,676 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | — | #6,867 |
| 1931 | 6 | — | — | #3,519 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,342 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | — | #3,618 |