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Unisex name

Erie

/ˈɪɹi/ · 43% girls, 57% boys · 6 born in 2025

Erie has been given to about 3,440 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɪɹi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,903
Median age today55 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Erie per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1970 · 81
  • Born in 20256
  • All time3,440

How popular is Erie?

Its best year was 1970, when 81 babies were given the name. The typical living American called Erie is about 55 years old today.

Names that sound like Erie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ernie0.85
  2. Terrie0.82
  3. Kerrie0.82
  4. Evie0.81
  5. Jerrie0.82
  6. Eddie0.78
  7. Edie0.81
  8. Ellie0.78

Middle names for Erie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Erie Noelle0.83
  2. Erie Catherine0.80
  3. Erie Frances0.80
  4. Erie Belle0.80
  5. Erie Josephine0.80
  6. Erie Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Erie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.79
  2. Thaddeusbrother · 0.78
  3. Amosbrother · 0.77
  4. Lenorasister · 0.77
  5. Winonasister · 0.76
  6. Lionelbrother · 0.76

Where Erie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Erie Wilson0.75
    2. Erie Williams0.75
    3. Erie Walker0.75
    4. Erie Turner0.75
    5. Erie Torres0.75
    6. Erie Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Erie

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.