Erin

Irish

"from the island to the west"

Erin Origin and Meaning

The name Erin is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "from the island to the west".

First-wave Irish name and place name—the poetic name for Ireland—now supplanted by newer alternatives such as Maeve and Delaney.

Erin Rank in US Top 1000

# 658 in the US

Erin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 314 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Erin

• 658 US 2023
• 314 Nameberry 2025
• 66 England 2023
• 47 Scotland 2023
• 35 Ireland 2024

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Famous People Named Erin

• Erin Smith American guitarist of riot grrrl band Bratmobile
• Erin Marie Moran American actress
• Erin Jill Andrews American sports reporter for ESPN
• Erin Brockovich American environmental activist
• Erin Joyce Brady Miss USA 2013
• Erin Lynn Cummings American actress
• Erin Heatherton (born Erin Heather Bubley) American model
• Erin Zariah Sanders American actress
• Erin Hunter pen name of the authors of the "Warriors" book series
• Erin Isabelle Burnett American TV journalist
• Erin Margaret Murphy American actress
• Erin Jean Maria Spanevello Canadian model
• Erin Morgenstern American novelist
• Erin Way American actress
• Erin O'Connor English model
• Erin Katrina McLeod Canadian soccer player
• Erin Nicole Nayler New Zealand football player
• Erin Helena Maureen Anttila Finnish singer of group Nylon Beat
• Erin Gruwell American teacher who inspired the film "Freedom Writers"
• Erin Elise (Bates) Paine 3rd child (2nd daughter) of the reality TV show "Bringing Up Bates" family
• Emily Erin Deschanel American actress
• Erin Siena Jobs (b. 1995) daughter of Apple co,founder Steve Jobs
• Erin Marie Kelly (b. 1996) daughter of NFL player Jim Kelly
• Erin Feherty (b. 1998) daughter of golfer and sportscaster David Feherty
• Erin Bradshaw (b. 1999) daughter of NFL player Terry Bradshaw
• Erin Bria "E.B." Wright (b. 1999) daughter of rapper Eazy,E
• Erin Cho (b. 2011) daughter of Hong Kong actor Raymond Cho
• Erin Aila Halsey (b. 2015) daughter of athletes Jaime Moore and Steve Halsey; triplet of sisters Eden Rose and Amber Joy
• Erin Cuthbert Scottish footballer
• Erin Kellyman English actress
• Erin Bromage Ph.D. (male) Australian professor of microbiology and immunology

The name Erin in Pop Culture

• Erin Reagan character on TV’s “Blue Bloods”
• Erin Walton character on TV's "The Waltons"
• Erin Silver character on TV's "90210"
• Erin Strauss character on TV's "Criminal Minds"
• Erin Bates vampire in the "House of Night" series by P.C. and Kristin Cast
• Erin Grace character on TV's "The Red Band Society"
• Erin werewolf character on TV's "Being Human"
• Erin Hannon character on TV's "The Office"
• Erin Forrester character in Melody Carlson's "On The Runway"
• Erin Kennedy character in "The Sims 3" computer game
• Erin poetic name for Ireland
• Erin go bragh phrase meaning "Ireland forever"
• Erin Lindsay character on TV's "Chicago P.D."
• Erin Gilbert Female Ghostbuster in the 2016 "Ghostbusters" reboot film
• Erin Quinn character in the British sitcom "Derry Girls"
• Erin character in the Rooster Teeth animated series "Camp Camp"