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Meaning This name is in the birth records, but its history has not yet been added to the library. We add meanings only when they can be given with a source.
Its wave through time Fading since the 1890s
In the United States 0 5 10 15 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Girls 1904 Boys 1888 per 100,000 babies of that sex 3,389 babies given this name since 1880 At its height in 1893, about 1 in 22,500 boys 7 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Erin Girl From Irish Éirinn, a form of Éire 'Ireland', long used poetically for the country. Modern · peak 1983 Ernest Boy From Germanic ernust 'seriousness, vigour'. Middle Ages · peak 1880 Earl Boy From the English title earl, Old English eorl 'nobleman, warrior'. Victorian · peak 1918 Erik Boy From Old Norse Eiríkr, probably ei- 'ever, always' (or ein- 'one, alone') and ríkr 'ruler'. Viking & Saxon · peak 1980 Erika Girl Feminine of Erik, from Old Norse ei 'ever' (or einn 'one') and ríkr 'ruler'; in German it is also associated with… Modern · peak 1990 Erick Boy A spelling of Eric, from Old Norse Eiríkr, probably ei- 'ever, always' and ríkr 'ruler'. Modern · peak 2007 Earnest Boy A spelling of Ernest influenced by the English word earnest; Ernest is from Germanic ernust 'seriousness, vigour'. Victorian · peak 1919 · forgotten Ernestine Girl Feminine of Ernest, from Germanic ernust 'seriousness, vigour'. Revolutions · peak 1928 · forgotten Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.