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Meaning and origin


Erin is a Irish girl name.

The meaning of the name is `Ireland, Peace`.




Where is it used?
The name Erin is mainly used in English and in Irish.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Eireann (In English and in Irish)
Eryn (In English)


Extra information:
Alternative meanings (Old English) Ireland, Peace

What Erin`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Erin:
My name means peace. That' wonderful.
The worst thing about the name:
People get it confused the the boy version Aaron. Annoying.
The best thing about the name Erin:
Everyone knows how to pronounce Erin.
The worst thing about the name:
Nick names include Rin and Airhead...not the best ones out there.
If my name wasn`t Erin....:
I wouldn't have had to write my last name so often on school papers.. There were always 2 or 3 Erins in all my classes.
Extra information:
I love writing my first name, it flows well off my pen. ^.^
The best thing about the name Erin:
It's means Peace!!
The worst thing about the name:
Not Have a nickname and calling me Eric
If my name wasn`t Erin....:
It would feel wired
Extra information:
love my name

Only for Erins!
If your name isn't Erin please respond in the right column.
What is the best thing about the name Erin?

What is the worst thing about the name Erin?

If my name wasn't Erin....

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Statistics for Erin
The name Erin appears in the name list top 1000 for both male and female. Below you can find the statistics for both sexes.

Erin as a boys name
Erin doesn`t appear in 2007`s top-1000 name list.
The last time Erin appeared in the top-1000 was 12 years ago, in 1996. It ranked #916 in that year. . 1970 was a `top year` for the name Erin. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #498. The last time Erin appeared among the most common names was in 1970. Our records go back to 1880

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1992796
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Erin as a girls name
Erin appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 141. In the last 128 years Erin has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. The name reached the top-100 16 times. 1980 was a `top year` for the name Erin. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #20. The last time Erin appeared among the most common names was in 1890. Our records go back to 1880

YearRankRank
2007141
2006131
2005112
200495
200380
200272
200160
200060
199958
199857
199752
199651
199549
199445
199348
199246
199144
199043
198020
1970111
1960265
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See also the US top 1000 names 2007


Comments on Erin

Erin
It is awesome!
Samantha78
I love the name Erin and am considering it if my baby is a girl.
MomOf6
Erin's my daughters name. It's OK. I was just so happy to be PG,I let my husband pick (Aaron/Erin) for his friend he hasn't even seen since she was born 17 years ago.
Taryn Ferguson
Erin is an cool name and its also my frienda's name too!
Elena
It's the name I would have chosen if I was to have a girl.
laceyj
Erins going to be mt little girls name!
ERIN
I LOVE MY NAME BUT WHEN I'M SPEAKING WITH SOMEONE OVER THE PHONE THEY THINK MY NAME IS ELLEN
deborah
it is my daughter's name, she is 13 years old, it is erin corrine she loves it. the way the two names flow when they are spoken out loud


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