Fun Facts About the Name Erie
- More than 3 thousand babies named Erie: U.S. records list 3,442 babies given the name Erie from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 1,482 girls received the name Erie.
What Does the Name Erie Mean?
Erie is a place-derived given name. It comes from the name of the Erie people, an Iroquoian-speaking group, through French Erié. The tribal name is commonly explained as meaning "long tail," referring to a panther or wildcat; this is also behind the French name Nation du Chat (Cat Nation). The exact Iroquoian source word and its grammar are not securely known. As a personal name, Erie is not related to Irish Éire or to Erin; those are separate names with different origins.
Erie Name History & Origins
The Erie people lived south of Lake Erie in what is now Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. French explorers and missionaries in the seventeenth century recorded them as Erié and knew them as the Cat Nation. The lake was named after the tribe. English settlers adopted the name for the lake, and later American usage extended it to Erie County, the city of Erie in Pennsylvania, the Erie Canal, and the Erie Railroad. The given name Erie is best understood as a transferred use of those place names. It does not have a long independent history as a personal name in Europe, and its use as a first name is distinct from the surname Erie.
How Popular is the Name Erie?
Erie recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1970. Its best rank was #620 in 1884.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,731 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #9,086 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #7,021 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2022 | #8,182 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #12,601 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #12,539 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #16,281 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #11,747 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #14,673 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #12,115 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #15,078 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #13,508 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #15,213 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #17,691 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #17,616 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #17,851 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #16,254 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #14,172 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #12,238 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #11,958 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #10,906 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #9,566 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #10,890 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #10,226 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #8,456 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #7,707 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #7,334 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #5,447 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #6,901 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #6,867 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #6,854 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1960 | #4,891 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #4,400 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #4,566 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #4,870 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #3,376 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1953 | #2,725 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1952 | #4,612 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #3,157 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1950 | #3,763 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #3,700 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #3,201 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1947 | #2,804 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1946 | #2,515 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1944 | #3,477 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1943 | #2,743 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1942 | #3,252 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1941 | #3,343 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #2,462 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1939 | #2,457 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1938 | #2,633 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1937 | #2,228 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1936 | #2,073 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1935 | #2,622 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1934 | #2,617 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1933 | #3,200 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #1,642 | 22 | 0.0021% |
| 1931 | #2,233 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1930 | #1,543 | 26 | 0.0023% |
| 1929 | #1,967 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1928 | #1,606 | 26 | 0.0023% |
| 1927 | #1,961 | 20 | 0.0017% |
| 1926 | #1,458 | 31 | 0.0026% |
| 1925 | #1,256 | 39 | 0.0032% |
| 1924 | #1,828 | 23 | 0.0018% |
| 1923 | #1,647 | 26 | 0.0022% |
| 1922 | #1,586 | 28 | 0.0023% |
| 1921 | #1,686 | 26 | 0.0021% |
| 1920 | #1,386 | 33 | 0.0028% |
| 1919 | #1,251 | 37 | 0.0033% |
| 1918 | #1,264 | 36 | 0.0031% |
| 1917 | #1,153 | 39 | 0.0036% |
| 1916 | #1,089 | 42 | 0.0040% |
| 1915 | #1,235 | 32 | 0.0033% |
| 1914 | #1,275 | 24 | 0.0032% |
| 1913 | #1,422 | 17 | 0.0027% |
| 1912 | #836 | 36 | 0.0065% |
| 1911 | #992 | 20 | 0.0048% |
| 1910 | #900 | 23 | 0.0058% |
| 1909 | #1,026 | 16 | 0.0046% |
| 1908 | #1,288 | 11 | 0.0033% |
| 1907 | #851 | 20 | 0.0063% |
| 1906 | #931 | 16 | 0.0054% |
| 1905 | #980 | 15 | 0.0051% |
| 1904 | #645 | 29 | 0.0105% |
| 1903 | #995 | 13 | 0.0050% |
| 1902 | #764 | 21 | 0.0080% |
| 1901 | #934 | 13 | 0.0054% |
| 1900 | #988 | 15 | 0.0050% |
| 1899 | #1,128 | 9 | 0.0039% |
| 1898 | #797 | 18 | 0.0070% |
| 1897 | #749 | 18 | 0.0077% |
| 1896 | #797 | 17 | 0.0071% |
| 1895 | #1,339 | 7 | 0.0030% |
| 1894 | #1,088 | 9 | 0.0040% |
| 1893 | #634 | 21 | 0.0099% |
| 1892 | #710 | 17 | 0.0080% |
| 1891 | #811 | 12 | 0.0065% |
| 1890 | #1,257 | 6 | 0.0032% |
| 1889 | #767 | 12 | 0.0067% |
| 1888 | #762 | 12 | 0.0067% |
| 1887 | #884 | 8 | 0.0055% |
| 1886 | #926 | 7 | 0.0048% |
| 1885 | #961 | 6 | 0.0045% |
| 1884 | #620 | 12 | 0.0093% |
| 1883 | #774 | 7 | 0.0062% |
| 1880 | #776 | 6 | 0.0066% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | #8,731 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #11,100 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #9,468 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #9,060 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #7,535 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #5,251 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #6,546 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #4,530 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #4,992 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #3,705 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1990 | #2,893 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1989 | #2,722 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #2,392 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1987 | #2,029 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1986 | #1,514 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 1985 | #1,394 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 1984 | #1,854 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1983 | #1,725 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1982 | #1,521 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 1981 | #1,913 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1980 | #1,977 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1979 | #2,009 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1978 | #1,546 | 37 | 0.0023% |
| 1977 | #1,324 | 47 | 0.0029% |
| 1976 | #1,476 | 37 | 0.0024% |
| 1975 | #1,288 | 45 | 0.0029% |
| 1974 | #1,204 | 48 | 0.0031% |
| 1973 | #1,039 | 61 | 0.0039% |
| 1972 | #995 | 66 | 0.0041% |
| 1971 | #1,037 | 62 | 0.0035% |
| 1970 | #895 | 81 | 0.0044% |
| 1969 | #1,115 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 1968 | #1,264 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 1967 | #1,519 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1966 | #1,266 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1965 | #1,098 | 46 | 0.0025% |
| 1964 | #1,202 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 1963 | #1,314 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 1962 | #1,319 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 1961 | #1,283 | 38 | 0.0018% |
| 1960 | #1,304 | 37 | 0.0017% |
| 1959 | #1,388 | 32 | 0.0015% |
| 1958 | #1,139 | 46 | 0.0022% |
| 1957 | #1,400 | 32 | 0.0015% |
| 1956 | #2,308 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1955 | #2,076 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1954 | #1,915 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1953 | #2,326 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #1,560 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1951 | #1,567 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1950 | #2,054 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1949 | #1,720 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1948 | #1,728 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1947 | #1,943 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1946 | #2,587 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1945 | #2,826 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #2,699 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1943 | #2,316 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1942 | #3,024 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1940 | #2,946 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1939 | #2,673 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1938 | #3,682 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #2,122 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1936 | #2,096 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1935 | #2,290 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1934 | #2,619 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1933 | #2,811 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #3,179 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1931 | #3,518 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1929 | #2,485 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1928 | #2,719 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1927 | #2,576 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1926 | #3,492 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1925 | #2,481 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1924 | #2,075 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1923 | #2,667 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1922 | #2,274 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1920 | #2,649 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1919 | #2,297 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1918 | #2,944 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1917 | #2,021 | 15 | 0.0016% |
| 1916 | #2,076 | 14 | 0.0016% |
| 1915 | #3,536 | 6 | 0.0007% |
| 1914 | #2,012 | 11 | 0.0017% |
| 1913 | #2,144 | 8 | 0.0016% |
| 1910 | #1,668 | 5 | 0.0026% |
| 1906 | #1,298 | 5 | 0.0038% |
| 1893 | #1,091 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| 1888 | #849 | 7 | 0.0058% |
| 1884 | #1,016 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1882 | #984 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1880 | #851 | 6 | 0.0054% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Erie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are fine when in harmony but changeable when in discord, because many of your best qualities are then reversed. You are entertaining but may be impulsive. Freedom is a necessity, and you find it difficult to settle down. Your versatility results in many changes, and often brings travel. Your fine intellect is capable of high honors if applied seriously. You are capable of inspired thinking applied to material things. You can be restless, changeable, and very sexy. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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