Erin

Where Erin comes from

Anglicisation of Irish Éirinn (dative singular and dialectal nominative singular of Éire (“Ireland”)).
— Wiktionary's entry for Erin
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1888
    First appearance
    #1,276 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1960
    Erin Brockovich born
    American environmental activist
  3. 1983
    Peak, #18
    14,836 babies named Erin — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1991
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #44.
  5. 1994
    Erin Moriarty born
    American actress
In the dictionary
  • A female or male given name, in use since the mid-20th century, used in honor of Ireland.
Namesakes
  • Erin Brockovich · American environmental activist, born 1960
  • Erin Moriarty · American actress, born 1994
  • Erin Heatherton · American model, actress, and entrepreneur, born 1989

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.