Erin

[Ironman140]

Thoughts on the name Erin for Dr please.

A bit bland and nothing-y. Just a series of sounds.

I love Erin

I don't like it. It sounds masculine

Really like it. Went for something similar in the end

I don’t really like it- it’s slightly meh.

I really like it!

Love it.

Gorgeous!!

Lovely name, very elegant.

I used to love it and discussed it as a name with my ex for if we ever had children. We parted ways and guess what he named his daughter...

I love it. Merryn is another similar name I adore as well.

Very popular in my area. Not really my cup of tea but if you like it then go for it.

I love that name. It was what I was going to call my baby had we had a girl.

I like it, however it is becoming increasingly common.

I know a friend who chose it because it was ‘unique’

Cue first baby class together where 3 out of 7 babies were called Erin

Seems a bit bland and characterless to me. Or, as a PP would have it, meh.

I know a friend who chose it because it was ‘unique'

Was it ever that uncommon though?

It would have been ds2s name had he been a girl.

Not keen. It is probably a lot more popular than you think.

I like it.

@Lavenderblues

No it’s always been around, but I’ve noticed a huge spike in the amount of Erins lately

@Pentium85 @Lavenderblues

Sorry I’m being tired and irritable but when it’s so easy to check the official statistics, why do people make sweeping statements about names “getting more common” when that’s clearly false if you took the time to check.

“Erin” has been on a downward trajectory since 2005 - ie for the past 15 years!! It’s about to leave the top 50 and there was half the number of babies called Erin in 2018 as there was in 2005!! It’s getting increasingly more unusual

I think it’s a lovely name

@PlantPotting

Sorry, didn’t realise I had to back up my statement with statistics.

But from my experience the amount of children I see come through my school and the amount at baby classes, the name Erin is popping up more and more

@PlantPotting

My comment was in response to a poster who knew someone who chose Erin for being 'unique'

I never thought Erin was becoming more common!

@Pentium85 you don’t have to back everything up with statistics 🤣🙈 I’m so sorry I’m just tired and easily irritated today, like I said. It’s a silly pet hate of mine that people say things as fact like “Erin is becoming increasingly common”, when theres a way to easily check this and it’s clearly incorrect. There’s half the number of baby Erins in 2018 than there was in 2005 and seen as the numbers have declined each and every year there will almost certainly be even less Erin’s in 2019 and 2020 (we just don’t have the official statistics for those years yet). It’s at number 50 in 2018 and will almost certainly be outside the top 70 in 2020 on the basis of the current trajectory.
Sorry for being irritable x