Erling is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2023 and remains in steady use.
Erling is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,291 for boy births in the United States (and #9,171 across all names), given to 24 babies. Erling was first reported in SSA data in 1908 and peaked in 2023 (54 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | #4,291 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | #2,926 |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | #2,488 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | #4,341 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | #5,406 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #12,626 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #12,797 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,202 |
| 1967 | 7 | — | #3,351 |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #3,651 |
| 1965 | 7 | — | #3,337 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #4,236 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | #3,135 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | #3,405 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #3,772 |
| 1960 | 10 | — | #2,742 |
| 1958 | 14 | — | #2,205 |
| 1957 | 7 | — | #3,342 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #3,655 |
| 1955 | 12 | — | #2,338 |
| 1954 | 10 | — | #2,639 |
| 1953 | 8 | — | #2,986 |
| 1952 | 9 | — | #2,738 |
| 1951 | 12 | — | #2,285 |
| 1950 | 11 | — | #2,356 |
| 1949 | 16 | — | #1,888 |
| 1948 | 12 | — | #2,247 |
| 1947 | 14 | — | #2,101 |
| 1946 | 20 | — | #1,613 |
| 1945 | 8 | — | #2,626 |
| 1944 | 20 | — | #1,546 |
| 1943 | 14 | — | #2,010 |
| 1942 | 19 | — | #1,645 |
| 1941 | 13 | — | #2,025 |
| 1940 | 17 | — | #1,699 |
| 1939 | 19 | — | #1,546 |
| 1938 | 14 | — | #1,922 |
| 1937 | 18 | — | #1,651 |
| 1936 | 15 | — | #1,830 |
| 1935 | 25 | — | #1,370 |
| 1934 | 26 | — | #1,335 |
| 1933 | 26 | — | #1,315 |
| 1932 | 26 | — | #1,363 |
| 1931 | 26 | — | #1,370 |
| 1930 | 32 | — | #1,265 |
| 1929 | 36 | — | #1,158 |
| 1928 | 36 | — | #1,194 |
| 1927 | 37 | — | #1,182 |
| 1926 | 20 | — | #1,748 |
| 1925 | 39 | — | #1,128 |
| 1924 | 44 | — | #1,076 |
| 1923 | 42 | — | #1,104 |
| 1922 | 25 | — | #1,519 |
| 1921 | 37 | — | #1,183 |
| 1920 | 49 | — | #985 |
| 1919 | 45 | — | #1,013 |
| 1918 | 41 | — | #1,068 |
| 1917 | 44 | — | #986 |
| 1916 | 42 | — | #991 |
| 1915 | 48 | — | #895 |
| 1914 | 30 | — | #1,031 |
| 1913 | 45 | — | #672 |
| 1912 | 23 | — | #947 |
| 1911 | 5 | — | #1,824 |
| 1910 | 7 | — | #1,345 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | #1,446 |