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Erling

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What official birth registration shows about Erling: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2022–2024

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2022 to 2024, ranging from #4789 to #5119.20222024#4789#5119
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2022#4789
2024#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in every year from 1945 to 2025.

In 2024: #157 among boys in Norway, #5119 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #43 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #43 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #127 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #43 in Norway in 1945.

Erling's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2024England and Walesmale#51193HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#12746HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#15733HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#12248HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#14238HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#18325HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#12837HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#20424HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#18729HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#22122HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#19128HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#17634HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#16336HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#18830HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#18232HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#22922HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#19327HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#16737HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#17931HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#17832HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#16836HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#15641HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#18928HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#17335HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#16137HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#18432HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#14648HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#15645HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#13353HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#16039HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#15643HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#18134HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#21029HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#20530HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#16042HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#16144HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#14554HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#21230HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#19730HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#18633HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#17938HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#18436HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#19931HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#14352HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#18237HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#15843HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#15844HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#14649HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#15745HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#17438HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#16742HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#17340HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#14453HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#16146HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#14456HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#12963HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#12862HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#10578HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#10175HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#9586HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#9779HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#10081HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#8496HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#8098HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#74104HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#76102HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#68115HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#7997HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#77104HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#66118HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#72121HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#57146HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#57144HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#51156HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#61131HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#56151HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#60134HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#51158HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#50166HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#47179HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#45191HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#43195HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Erling is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Erling, between 1945 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 1945England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: highest position in 202219452025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202581#43 in 1945
England and Wales2022–20242#4789 in 2022

Its high point came 77 years earlier in Norway (1945) than in England and Wales (2022).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Erling

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #43 in Norway in 1945. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.