Given name
Erline
“bearing a powerful shield”
Erline is a variant of Erlina. In Spanish use, Erlina carries the interpretation “bearing a powerful shield.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Erline is a variant of Erlina. In Spanish use, Erlina carries the interpretation “bearing a powerful shield.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Erline connects to the Hermelinda name family through Erlina. An origin associated with Hermelinda is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Erline developed from Erle.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1897. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Erline through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,640
- 0 boys · 1,640 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 72 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 girls is 5 in 2005. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 72 in 1927. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 772 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.
Erline’s family of names
Erline developed from Erle. Erline has a related form in Erlina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Erline
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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