How Many People Are Named Erie?
An estimated 1,802 people in the United States have the first name Erie. It is used for both genders, with 57.0% male. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Erie peaked in popularity in 1970 with 81 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Erie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Erie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Erie has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
- Erie is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,802
About 1 in 190,208 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
57.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1970
81 births
Total Registered
3,436
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Erie
Erie is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (57.0%) and females (43.0%). Out of 3,436 total births registered, 1,960 were male and 1,476 were female.
Erie as a male name
Ranked #8,731 in 2002
7 male births in 2002
Peak: 1970 (81 births)
Erie as a female name
Ranked #9,086 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (42 births)
Erie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Erie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 527 babies were registered. Erie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Erie by Decade
How has Erie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Erie by State
Birth registrations for Erie span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in New Jersey, Louisiana, West Virginia. On average, about 29 Eries were registered per state.
Erie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Erie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Erie
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Erie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Erie?
We estimate approximately 1,802 people named Erie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 190,208 Americans share this first name.
Is Erie a common name?
Erie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,436 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Erie most popular?
Erie reached peak popularity in 1970, when 81 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Erie is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Erie a male name?
Erie is predominantly male. 57.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Erie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Erie Smith, Erie Johnson, Erie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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