How Many People Are Named Erling?
people named Erling are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 899,433 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,402 babies named Erling in Social Security records from 1908 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
54 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "descendant of the jarl", a derivative of the Old Norse word jarl meaning "chieftain, nobleman, earl".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Erling in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Erling alive today is about 42 years old, and 51% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 2 and 76 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Erling first appears in the records in 1908 and was given most often in 2023, to 54 babies. In 2025, 24 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1908 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Erling has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #672, in 1913. In 2025 it ranked #4,290.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,290 |
| Best rank | #672 (1913) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,186 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Erling alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Erling were born in Minnesota than in any other state: about 18 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Erling was given 41.5 times as often in North Dakota, 22.7 times in Minnesota and 5.5 times in Wisconsin.
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