Erin
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Erin is a poetic Gaelic name for Ireland, often read as “western island.” Erin is also given the meaning “peace.” Erin caught on in America in the 1950s, peaked in 1983, and is largely an American usage rarely found in Ireland itself. Environmental campaigner Erin Brockovich, whose story became a film, is a famous bearer.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Unusual Baby Names, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Erin in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Erin against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Erin is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Erin in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 327 girls were named Erin, making it the #833 girls' name in the US. Since 1888, 316,575 girls have been named Erin, with the most (14,836) in 1983. It is most common, relative to births, in Connecticut, Arkansas and Louisiana.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Storms named Erin
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Erin, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Erin (Category 5) | 2025 | North Atlantic | 259 km/h |
| Tropical storm Erin | 2019 | North Atlantic | 65 km/h |
| Tropical storm Erin | 2013 | North Atlantic | 74 km/h |
| Tropical storm Erin | 2007 | North Atlantic | 93 km/h |
| Hurricane Erin (Category 3) | 2001 | North Atlantic | 194 km/h |
| Hurricane Erin (Category 2) | 1995 | North Atlantic | 157 km/h |
| Hurricane Erin (Category 2) | 1989 | North Atlantic | 167 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Erin
There are 44 towns and villages with Erin in their name, in 8 countries.
🇳🇬 Nigeria 17🇺🇸 United States 14🇨🇦 Canada 7🇫🇷 France 2🇦🇷 Argentina 1🇮🇲 Isle of Man 1🇮🇳 India 1🇸🇩 Sudan 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Erin | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | 11,981 | Map |
| Port Erin | Port Erin, 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | 3,530 | Map |
| Erin | Tennessee, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,295 | Map |
| Erin | New York, 🇺🇸 United States | 483 | Map |
| Érin | Hauts-de-France, 🇫🇷 France | 165 | Map |
| Erin Springs | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | 87 | Map |
| Aluti-Erin | Osun State, 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – | Map |
| Elese-Erin | Oyo State, 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – | Map |
| Erin | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Erin | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Erin
There are 8 lakes and reservoirs with Erin in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Erin Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Erin Lake | California, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Erin Lake | New Mexico, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Erin | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Erin | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Erin | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Erin | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Erin | New Mexico, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Erin songs
6 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Erin in their title. The best known:
- The Army's Full of Irish (A Man from Erin Never Runs, He's Irish) – Walter Donaldson (1917)
- Let Erin Remember
- A O M'erin J'Oba – Lagbaja (2000)
- ERIN (Langston)
- ERIN (Swan)
- The Green Groves Of Erin
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Erin
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Erin.
Erin "Syd" Sidney
Erin Aldrich
Erin Andrews
Erin Blaskie
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Fictional characters named Erin
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Erin as a pet name
FurryName has found 37 dogs named Erin in public pet registers, making it the #3,230 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Cambridge (3), Toronto (3), Richmond (1). Erin as a dog name →
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