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 [ 2 syll. e-rin, er-in ] The boy name Erin is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. Its pronunciation is EHRIHN KEY. Erin is used chiefly in the English language and its origin is Hebrew. Erin is a variant of the name Aaron (English, German, Hebrew, and Polish). Erin is a rare baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1974, 0.020% of baby boys were given the name Erin. It ranked at #441 then. The baby name has since steeply fallen in popularity, and is today of irregular use. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Erin, Aaron (English, German, Hebrew, and Polish) was the most commonly used. In the past century Erin has mostly been a girl name. In 1996, the name Erin was given to 46 times as many girls than boys. Baby names that sound like Erin include Aeryn (English), Airyn (English), Earnan (Irish), Ehren (English), Eran (English), Eren (Turkish), Ermin (German), Ermo (Italian), Ernan (English), Ernie (English), Erno (Finnish), Ernö (Hungarian), Erny (English), Erwin (Czech, Dutch, German, and English), Aaron (English, German, Hebrew, and Polish), Aarón (Spanish), Aeron (English and Welsh), Airen (English), Aram (English and German), and Aran (English and Scottish). KEY: Pronunciation for Erin: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
