How Many People Are Named Erle?
An estimated 284 people in the United States have the first name Erle. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Erle peaked in popularity in 1917 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Erle 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 Erle paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Erle is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
284
About 1 in 1,206,881 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1917
28 births
Total Registered
855
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Erle
Erle is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 855 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Erle as a male name
Ranked #6,581 in 1981
5 male births in 1981
Peak: 1917 (28 births)
Erle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Erle span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 186 babies were registered. Erle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Erle by Decade
How has Erle 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.
Erle by State
Erle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Erle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Erle
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Erle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Erle?
We estimate approximately 284 people named Erle 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 1,206,881 Americans share this first name.
Is Erle a common name?
Erle is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 855 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Erle most popular?
Erle reached peak popularity in 1917, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Erle is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Erle a male name?
Erle is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Erle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Erle Smith, Erle Johnson, Erle 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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