Erle
Erle is a name with multiple cultural origins: Norwegian, English.
- Norwegian
- English
Meaning & Origin of Erle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Erle is a name with multiple cultural origins: Norwegian, English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Norwegian
- English
The Story of Erle
American parents first put Erle on the record books as a baby boy name in 1882, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 28 Erles were born — ranking #1,291 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Erles. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1981 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 855 Erles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Erle
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Erle. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Erle
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About the name Erle
Erle is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 855 births in the dataset. Erle's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #1,291. Use the chart and map above to compare Erle'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.