Name profile

Erskine

A name meaning "projecting height".

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈɜɹ.skɪn/; British English /ˈɜː.skɪn/
Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2011)#12,287

Meaning and history

From a Scottish surname originally taken from the name of a town near Glasgow, possibly meaning “projecting height” in Gaelic. A notable bearer was the Irish novelist and nationalist Erskine Childers (1870–1922).

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
19921992: no US SSA record for this spelling
1993: no US SSA record for this spelling
1994: no US SSA record for this spelling
1995: no US SSA record for this spelling
1996: no US SSA record for this spelling
19971997: no US SSA record for this spelling
1998: no US SSA record for this spelling
1999: no US SSA record for this spelling
2000: no US SSA record for this spelling
2001: no US SSA record for this spelling
20022002: no US SSA record for this spelling
2003: no US SSA record for this spelling
2004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 5 births, rank #12,055
20072007: 5 births, rank #12,367
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: 5 births, rank #12,491
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: 5 births, rank #12,287

In 2011, 5 babies were recorded with the name Erskine, ranking #12,287 among boys.