How Many People Are Named Erleen?
An estimated 83 people in the United States have the first name Erleen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Erleen peaked in popularity in 1924 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Erleen 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 Erleen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Erleen is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
83
About 1 in 4,129,570 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1924
13 births
Total Registered
290
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Erleen
Erleen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 290 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Erleen as a female name
Ranked #16,424 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 1924 (13 births)
Erleen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Erleen span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 85 babies were registered. Erleen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Erleen by Decade
How has Erleen 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.
Erleen by State
Erleen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Erleen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Erleen
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Erleen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Erleen?
We estimate approximately 83 people named Erleen 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 4,129,570 Americans share this first name.
Is Erleen a common name?
Erleen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 61.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 290 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Erleen most popular?
Erleen reached peak popularity in 1924, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Erleen is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Erleen a female name?
Erleen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Erleen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Erleen Smith, Erleen Johnson, Erleen 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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