Ervin
Last seen for girls in 1990 at #12,958 · #1,654 for boys in 2025, 101 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1920 · 843 births
- Debut · boys
- 30 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 38,991since 1880
Ervin over time
Rank among boys' names. Ervin has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,654 | 101 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,921 | 82 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,851 | 86 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,678 | 102 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,884 | 81 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,685 | 93 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,548 | 108 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,606 | 102 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,460 | 116 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,706 | 91 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,625 | 98 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,485 | 109 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,321 | 130 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,466 | 110 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,425 | 116 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,462 | 112 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,309 | 133 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,263 | 138 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,197 | 147 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,194 | 140 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,170 | 136 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,267 | 119 | |
| 2003 | — | #942 | 174 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,073 | 141 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,059 | 136 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,096 | 128 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,118 | 118 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,114 | 115 | |
| 1997 | — | #937 | 144 | |
| 1996 | — | #889 | 152 | |
| 1995 | — | #926 | 143 | |
| 1994 | — | #943 | 137 | |
| 1993 | — | #812 | 169 | |
| 1992 | — | #716 | 207 | |
| 1991 | — | #805 | 164 | |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #804 | 159 |
| 1989 | — | #789 | 158 | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #675 | 195 |
| 1987 | — | #720 | 161 | |
| 1986 | — | #766 | 141 | |
| 1985 | — | #772 | 132 | |
| 1984 | — | #689 | 159 | |
| 1983 | — | #690 | 155 | |
| 1982 | — | #676 | 164 | |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #637 | 178 |
| 1980 | — | #659 | 173 | |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #666 | 165 |
| 1978 | — | #669 | 157 | |
| 1977 | — | #689 | 151 | |
| 1976 | — | #689 | 145 | |
| 1975 | — | #659 | 156 | |
| 1974 | — | #595 | 180 | |
| 1973 | — | #593 | 175 | |
| 1972 | — | #534 | 222 | |
| 1971 | — | #542 | 219 | |
| 1970 | — | #566 | 206 | |
| 1969 | — | #535 | 215 | |
| 1968 | — | #510 | 218 | |
| 1967 | — | #493 | 231 | |
| 1966 | — | #485 | 247 | |
| 1965 | — | #450 | 297 | |
| 1964 | — | #494 | 255 | |
| 1963 | — | #451 | 308 | |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #440 | 325 |
| 1961 | — | #444 | 328 | |
| 1960 | — | #440 | 334 | |
| 1959 | — | #389 | 415 | |
| 1958 | — | #401 | 377 | |
| 1957 | — | #378 | 418 | |
| 1956 | — | #355 | 432 | |
| 1955 | — | #351 | 423 | |
| 1954 | — | #336 | 448 | |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 | #329 | 455 |
| 1952 | — | #333 | 430 | |
| 1951 | — | #321 | 465 | |
| 1950 | — | #328 | 424 | |
| 1949 | — | #323 | 454 | |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #310 | 479 |
| 1947 | — | #310 | 493 | |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #314 | 421 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #290 | 419 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #290 | 419 |
| 1943 | — | #277 | 484 | |
| 1942 | — | #269 | 490 | |
| 1941 | — | #266 | 450 | |
| 1940 | — | #274 | 416 | |
| 1939 | — | #258 | 432 | |
| 1938 | — | #240 | 488 | |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | #262 | 422 |
| 1936 | — | #234 | 483 | |
| 1935 | — | #234 | 497 | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #223 | 537 |
| 1933 | — | #241 | 467 | |
| 1932 | — | #219 | 550 | |
| 1931 | — | #218 | 569 | |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | #211 | 625 |
| 1929 | — | #205 | 645 | |
| 1928 | — | #203 | 672 | |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | #189 | 763 |
| 1926 | #3,564 | 8 | #187 | 768 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #187 | 737 |
| 1924 | — | #192 | 729 | |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #177 | 788 |
| 1922 | — | #177 | 791 | |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #172 | 859 |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 | #163 | 843 |
| 1919 | — | #169 | 803 | |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #168 | 806 |
| 1917 | — | #174 | 718 | |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #173 | 692 |
| 1915 | — | #190 | 582 | |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #180 | 494 |
| 1913 | — | #195 | 347 | |
| 1912 | — | #196 | 294 | |
| 1911 | — | #205 | 144 | |
| 1910 | — | #199 | 131 | |
| 1909 | — | #206 | 103 | |
| 1908 | — | #209 | 97 | |
| 1907 | — | #186 | 116 | |
| 1906 | — | #177 | 101 | |
| 1905 | — | #171 | 112 | |
| 1904 | — | #202 | 81 | |
| 1903 | — | #239 | 58 | |
| 1902 | — | #204 | 76 | |
| 1901 | — | #215 | 63 | |
| 1900 | — | #209 | 88 | |
| 1899 | — | #228 | 53 | |
| 1898 | — | #211 | 68 | |
| 1897 | — | #235 | 55 | |
| 1896 | — | #246 | 55 | |
| 1895 | — | #251 | 51 | |
| 1894 | — | #228 | 56 | |
| 1893 | — | #269 | 42 | |
| 1892 | — | #246 | 52 | |
| 1891 | — | #273 | 35 | |
| 1890 | — | #259 | 43 | |
| 1889 | — | #223 | 52 | |
| 1888 | — | #237 | 54 | |
| 1887 | — | #272 | 35 | |
| 1886 | — | #301 | 32 | |
| 1885 | — | #282 | 35 | |
| 1884 | — | #235 | 51 | |
| 1883 | — | #232 | 46 | |
| 1882 | — | #258 | 44 | |
| 1881 | — | #276 | 32 | |
| 1880 | — | #305 | 30 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ervin was already there! It came in at #305, and was given to 30 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 45 boys a year got the name.
Where Ervin is popular in 1920
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wisconsin#38 · 1 in 157
- North Dakota#58 · 1 in 207
- Minnesota#70 · 1 in 263
- Nebraska#90 · 1 in 411
- South Dakota#91 · 1 in 328
Best ever in a state: #38 in Wisconsin, 1920.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | #38 | 144 | 1 in 157 |
| North Dakota | #58 | 32 | 1 in 207 |
| Minnesota | #70 | 80 | 1 in 263 |
| Nebraska | #90 | 29 | 1 in 411 |
| South Dakota | #91 | 19 | 1 in 328 |
| Vermont | #100 | 5 | 1 in 465 |
| Iowa | #117 | 31 | 1 in 675 |
| Indiana | #126 | 27 | 1 in 885 |
| Oregon | #128 | 8 | 1 in 703 |
| South Carolina | #128 | 27 | 1 in 786 |
| Maine | #134 | 9 | 1 in 655 |
| Michigan | #136 | 38 | 1 in 888 |
| Idaho | #142 | 6 | 1 in 669 |
| Illinois | #158 | 46 | 1 in 1,161 |
| North Carolina | #160 | 34 | 1 in 966 |
| New Mexico | #165 | 5 | 1 in 734 |
| Missouri | #167 | 24 | 1 in 1,161 |
| Oklahoma | #167 | 23 | 1 in 945 |
| Arkansas | #170 | 18 | 1 in 972 |
| West Virginia | #176 | 13 | 1 in 1,170 |
| Kansas | #185 | 12 | 1 in 1,321 |
| Colorado | #193 | 6 | 1 in 1,363 |
| Texas | #198 | 48 | 1 in 1,058 |
| Mississippi | #200 | 15 | 1 in 1,285 |
| Louisiana | #213 | 15 | 1 in 1,245 |
| Ohio | #223 | 21 | 1 in 2,346 |
| Virginia | #232 | 12 | 1 in 1,996 |
| Georgia | #253 | 15 | 1 in 2,137 |
| Florida | #261 | 5 | 1 in 1,932 |
| Tennessee | #280 | 9 | 1 in 2,613 |
| Kentucky | #293 | 10 | 1 in 2,491 |
| Pennsylvania | #301 | 17 | 1 in 4,992 |
| Alabama | #334 | 9 | 1 in 2,845 |
| California | #444 | 5 | 1 in 5,201 |
| New York | #597 | 5 | 1 in 18,083 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ervin
- 267 spots since 2024 (#1,921 → #1,654)
- 31 spots since 2020 (#1,685 → #1,654)
- 29 spots since 2015 (#1,625 → #1,654)
- Biggest jump: 131 spots in 2003 (#1,073 → #942)
- Biggest drop: 325 spots in 2004 (#942 → #1,267)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1920 at #163 (843 births)
- Births halved by 1940, 20 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 119 yrs · run 1880–1997
- Highest: 1 in 1,181 boys born in 1905 were named Ervin (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 16,912 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #163 in 1920, was only 1 in 1,263 (0.08%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 19.5% of all boys named Ervin (7,595) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 411 | #223 (1889) | #262 |
| 1890s | 510 | #211 (1898) | #245 |
| 1900s | 895 | #171 (1905) | #202 |
| 1910s | 5,011 | #168 (1918) | #185 |
| 1920s | 7,595 | #163 (1920) | #185 |
| 1930s | 5,070 | #211 (1930) | #234 |
| 1940s | 4,525 | #266 (1941) | #292 |
| 1950s | 4,287 | #321 (1951) | #352 |
| 1960s | 2,758 | #440 (1960) | #474 |
| 1970s | 1,776 | #534 (1972) | #620 |
| 1980s | 1,616 | #637 (1981) | #707 |
| 1990s | 1,508 | #716 (1992) | #906 |
| 2000s | 1,392 | #942 (2003) | #1,157 |
| 2010s | 1,092 | #1,321 (2013) | #1,510 |
| 2020s | 545 | #1,654 (2025) | #1,779 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ervin in 1920
Top girls' names in 1920
Top boys' names in 1920
More about 1920
girls
1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 133,143 of them was named Ervin, which outranked 42.1% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,097Wretha10
- #3,097Yuri10
- #3,097Zelia10
- #3,340Ervin9
- #3,340Adine9
- #3,340Adria9
- #3,340Adrianna9
- #3,598Abelina8
- #3,598Adelfa8
- #3,598Adra8
Tied with 257 names at #3,340; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 1,263 of them was named Ervin, which outranked 96.7% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.