Erli

Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Erli is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Indonesian given name2.1K records spelled Erli3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Peru

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Erlí

• Chinese given name484 records spelled Erli2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, China, United Kingdom, Peru

  Also written Er-Li

• a separate given name58 records spelled Erli2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in China, India

  Also written Er-Li

• Russian surname54 records spelled Erli16 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, United States, Ukraine, Türkiye

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian

  Also written Эрли, Ерлі, Early, Earley, Ерли

35 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Erli is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In enm, alternative form of erly (adjective)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In gag, local, native

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

BR IBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror) — 9 years between 1930–2022. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 87 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Erli?

We estimate roughly 6.1 thousand people bear Erli (counting its spellings and scripts) across 5 countries in our records.

In which country does Erli have the most bearers?

We estimate about 5.8 thousand people bear Erli in Brazil, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled erli.

Where is Erli most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Erli is densest in Albania — about 1 in 12 thousand people — even though Brazil holds more of our records for it.

Is Erli a male or female name?

Erli is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.