Given name
Earlin
“from the nobleman's land”·“a foreigner; stranger”
Earlin is a variant of Erland. Interpretations include “from the nobleman's land” and “a foreigner; stranger”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Earlin is a variant of Erland. Interpretations include “from the nobleman's land” and “a foreigner; stranger”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Earlin is a variant of Erland. An origin associated with Erland is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Earlin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 83
- 83 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1951. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 1928. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 97 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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