UK boy's name
Erlend
Erlend is a boy's name in the UK records.
We estimate that about 15 living people in the UK are called Erlend. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Erlend ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #403 in 1997.
- • About 15 living people in the UK are estimated to have Erlend as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
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Births in -
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Peak year
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Estimated living
15
2026
Geography
Where Erlend is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Erlend. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Erlend ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #403 in 1997.
Across the UK
Erlend in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#403 in 1997
4 years of NRS records, 15 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Erlend
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Erlend D. MacGillivray
theologian
British theologian
1985-
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Erlend Haraldsson
Earl of Orkney
1124-1156
Related
Names similar to Erlend
- Ethan 77,394
- Edward 53,212
- Elliot 23,450
- Elijah 22,369
- Ellis 19,358
- Elliott 16,964
- Evan 14,535
- Ezra 11,838
- Ewan 10,685
- Eli 8,126
- Elias 7,049
- Eric 6,654
FAQ
Erlend: questions and answers
Where is Erlend most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Erlend ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #403 in 1997. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.