Erie - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Erie \e-rie\. American place name: one of the Great Lakes, the famous Erie Canal from Albany to Buffalo, and a tribe of Native Americans who lived in western New York State and Ohio.

Baby names that sound like Erie are Arie and Eri. Other similar baby names are Erin, Erik, Eric, Erle, Erlie, Elie, Eriq, Ernie and Erve.

Erie is a very rare male first name and a common surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Erie. Click here to compare Erie with related baby names.