Is Erie a boy or girl name?

Erie is a unisex name. Of the 3,440 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 43.1% were girls and 56.9% were boys. It changed hands in 1954, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Erie

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Erie was most popular in 1970, when 81 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,145 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,440 people named Erie.

Erie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Erie’s peak in 1970. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Erie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Erie is a unisex name — 43.1% of the 3,440 Americans given it were girls and 56.9% were boys. It changed hands: since 1954 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Erie

Where Erie is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org