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Meaning

The name Erin has the following meaning:

One who is from Ireland.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Pronunciation

The name Erin is pronounced as ehr-in

Origins

Erin originates from the Gaelic language.
See other suggested Gaelic baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Erin and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Erin: Boys - Bryant, Girls - Nealie

Variants

Style

We think the name Erin should fall under the following style category: Celtic.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Erin to be: Sweet and cute woman

In one word, you might describe Erin as a(n) "cute" person.

See other "cute" names for boys and girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Erin is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 81 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Erin fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 32 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 194 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Erin in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Erin (or its variants) are:

Erin Gray, born on 7 January, a famous actress . Erin Gray's background: An American actress, perhaps best known for her roles as Kate Summers in the situation comedy Silver Spoons and as Colonel Wilma Deering in the science fiction TV series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Erin O'Kelley , born on 4 March, a famous media personality . Erin O'Kelley 's background: A beauty queen from Asheville, North Carolina, United States who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant and competed for the Miss USA title in 2007.

Erin McKeown, born on 15 October, a famous singer . Erin McKeown's background: A multi-instrumentalist and folk-rock singer/songwriter.
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