Erlene Girl
How popular is Erlene?
Peaked in 1930
No babies were recorded with the name Erlene in 2025. It was most used in 1930, when 74 girls got the name.
829living people named Erlene (est.)
78median age of people named Erlene
2,332babies named Erlene since 1880
Erlene popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1930 (74 girls) |
| Highest rank | #790 in 1933 |
| First recorded | 1903 |
Erlene counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Erilyn family of names ranked #5,115 for girls in 2025 (#3,302 the year before), with 12 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Erilyn | 5 | 42% |
| Eralynn | 7 | 58% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Erlene by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 27 | #1,204 |
| 1910s | 287 | #993 |
| 1920s | 557 | #876 |
| 1930s | 578 | #790 |
| 1940s | 420 | #1,061 |
| 1950s | 282 | #1,610 |
| 1960s | 110 | #2,838 |
| 1970s | 28 | #5,982 |
| 1980s | 43 | #5,570 |
Questions
- Is Erlene a boy or girl name?
- Erlene has mostly been a girl name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
- How popular is the name Erlene?
- No babies were recorded with the name Erlene in 2025. It was most used in 1930, when 74 girls got the name.
- When was Erlene most popular?
- Erlene peaked in 1930, when 74 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #790 in 1933.
- How many people are named Erlene?
- 2,332 babies have been named Erlene in the US since 1880. We estimate about 829 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 78.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.