Erian
The Story of Erian
As a girl name
American parents first put Erian on the record books as a girl name in 1996, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 17 Erians were born — ranking #6,987 that year. About 56% of every Erian on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Erian last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 159 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Erian as a boy name dates back to 1996, when 6 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Erian — #5,553 in the national rankings. About 57% of every Erian on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Erian last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 12 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 174 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Erian
Erian is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 174 births in the dataset. Erian's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #5,553. Use the chart and map above to compare Erian's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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