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

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Peak · boys
1920 · 843 births
Debut · boys
30 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
38,991
since 1880

Ervin over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Ervin has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201925peak #163, 1920boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,654101
2024—#1,92182
2023—#1,85186
2022—#1,678102
2021—#1,88481
2020—#1,68593
2019—#1,548108
2018—#1,606102
2017—#1,460116
2016—#1,70691
2015—#1,62598
2014—#1,485109
2013—#1,321130
2012—#1,466110
2011—#1,425116
2010—#1,462112
2009—#1,309133
2008—#1,263138
2007—#1,197147
2006—#1,194140
2005—#1,170136
2004—#1,267119
2003—#942174
2002—#1,073141
2001—#1,059136
2000—#1,096128
1999—#1,118118
1998—#1,114115
1997—#937144
1996—#889152
1995—#926143
1994—#943137
1993—#812169
1992—#716207
1991—#805164
1990#12,9585#804159
1989—#789158
1988#11,7985#675195
1987—#720161
1986—#766141
1985—#772132
1984—#689159
1983—#690155
1982—#676164
1981#9,1106#637178
1980—#659173
1979#9,0106#666165
1978—#669157
1977—#689151
1976—#689145
1975—#659156
1974—#595180
1973—#593175
1972—#534222
1971—#542219
1970—#566206
1969—#535215
1968—#510218
1967—#493231
1966—#485247
1965—#450297
1964—#494255
1963—#451308
1962#5,2937#440325
1961—#444328
1960—#440334
1959—#389415
1958—#401377
1957—#378418
1956—#355432
1955—#351423
1954—#336448
1953#4,2268#329455
1952—#333430
1951—#321465
1950—#328424
1949—#323454
1948#5,2435#310479
1947—#310493
1946#3,9947#314421
1945#4,5565#290419
1944#4,5745#290419
1943—#277484
1942—#269490
1941—#266450
1940—#274416
1939—#258432
1938—#240488
1937#3,4347#262422
1936—#234483
1935—#234497
1934#4,2865#223537
1933—#241467
1932—#219550
1931—#218569
1930#4,0476#211625
1929—#205645
1928—#203672
1927#3,2849#189763
1926#3,5648#187768
1925#4,9735#187737
1924—#192729
1923#4,3766#177788
1922—#177791
1921#4,4646#172859
1920#3,3409#163843
1919—#169803
1918#4,2916#168806
1917—#174718
1916#3,5527#173692
1915—#190582
1914#3,6185#180494
1913—#195347
1912—#196294
1911—#205144
1910—#199131
1909—#206103
1908—#20997
1907—#186116
1906—#177101
1905—#171112
1904—#20281
1903—#23958
1902—#20476
1901—#21563
1900—#20988
1899—#22853
1898—#21168
1897—#23555
1896—#24655
1895—#25151
1894—#22856
1893—#26942
1892—#24652
1891—#27335
1890—#25943
1889—#22352
1888—#23754
1887—#27235
1886—#30132
1885—#28235
1884—#23551
1883—#23246
1882—#25844
1881—#27632
1880—#30530
First appearance
1880

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 1925

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedAKMaine: #130 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 644 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedNHWashington: #210 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,968 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #54 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 176 boysNDMinnesota: #87 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 412 boysMNIllinois: #186 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,596 boysILWisconsin: #68 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 280 boysWIMichigan: #140 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 938 boysMINew York: #328 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 5,628 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedRIOregon: #166 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,194 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #102 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 419 boysSDIowa: #144 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 977 boysIAIndiana: #145 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,119 boysINOhio: #200 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,966 boysOHPennsylvania: #259 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,679 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #233 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,925 boysCAUtah: #166 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 844 boysUTColorado: #228 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,733 boysCONebraska: #112 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 516 boysNEMissouri: #170 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,186 boysMOKentucky: #195 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,439 boysKYWest Virginia: #267 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,203 boysWVVirginia: #217 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,793 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedNMKansas: #182 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,317 boysKSArkansas: #186 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,131 boysARTennessee: #258 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,432 boysTNNorth Carolina: #144 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 793 boysNCSouth Carolina: #193 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,374 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #212 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,434 boysOKLouisiana: #222 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,290 boysLAMississippi: #244 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,909 boysMSAlabama: #193 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,400 boysALGeorgia: #296 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,835 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedHITexas: #302 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,975 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#54 · 1 in 176
  2. Wisconsin#68 · 1 in 280
  3. Minnesota#87 · 1 in 412
  4. South Dakota#102 · 1 in 419
  5. Nebraska#112 · 1 in 516

Best ever in a state: #38 in Wisconsin, 1920.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#54351 in 176
Wisconsin#68851 in 280
Minnesota#87521 in 412
South Dakota#102141 in 419
Nebraska#112231 in 516
Maine#130101 in 644
Michigan#140421 in 938
Iowa#144211 in 977
North Carolina#144431 in 793
Indiana#145231 in 1,119
Oregon#16651 in 1,194
Utah#16661 in 844
Missouri#170251 in 1,186
Kansas#182121 in 1,317
Arkansas#186161 in 1,131
Illinois#186371 in 1,596
Alabama#193191 in 1,400
South Carolina#193141 in 1,374
Kentucky#195181 in 1,439
Ohio#200271 in 1,966
Washington#21051 in 1,968
Oklahoma#212161 in 1,434
Virginia#217131 in 1,793
Louisiana#222151 in 1,290
Colorado#22851 in 1,733
California#233191 in 1,925
Mississippi#244101 in 1,909
Tennessee#258101 in 2,432
Pennsylvania#259241 in 3,679
West Virginia#26781 in 2,203
Georgia#296101 in 2,835
Texas#302281 in 1,975
New York#328171 in 5,628
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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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
40 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1920 at #163 (843 births)
  • Births halved by 1940, 20 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 119 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 119 yrs · run 1880–1997
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,181
  • 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
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 19.5% of all boys named Ervin (7,595) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s411#223 (1889)#262
1890s510#211 (1898)#245
1900s895#171 (1905)#202
1910s5,011#168 (1918)#185
1920s7,595#163 (1920)#185
1930s5,070#211 (1930)#234
1940s4,525#266 (1941)#292
1950s4,287#321 (1951)#352
1960s2,758#440 (1960)#474
1970s1,776#534 (1972)#620
1980s1,616#637 (1981)#707
1990s1,508#716 (1992)#906
2000s1,392#942 (2003)#1,157
2010s1,092#1,321 (2013)#1,510
2020s545#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 1925

girls
#4,973
5 births · 1 in 243,477 girls
boys
#187
737 births · 1 in 1,514 boys

Top girls' names in 1925

  1. #1Mary70,586
  2. #2Dorothy38,570
  3. #3Betty32,812
  4. #4Helen29,173
  5. #5Margaret24,463
  6. #6Ruth22,247
  7. #7Virginia17,490
  8. #8Doris16,075
  9. #9Mildred14,453
  10. #10Elizabeth13,936
  11. #4,973Ervin5

Top boys' names in 1925

  1. #1Robert60,895
  2. #2John57,195
  3. #3William53,310
  4. #4James52,680
  5. #5Charles29,580
  6. #6George26,560
  7. #7Joseph24,613
  8. #8Richard23,269
  9. #9Edward20,090
  10. #10Donald19,193
  11. #187Ervin737
More about 1925

girls

1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 243,477 of them was named Ervin, which outranked 13.8% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ervin
  1. #4,426Zelna6
  2. #4,426Zenith6
  3. #4,426Zonia6
  4. #4,973Ervin5
  5. #4,973Adalee5
  6. #4,973Adean5
  7. #4,973Adelfa5

Tied with 798 names at #4,973; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 605Nanette#1,475 → #870
  2. ↑ 417Paulina#1,258 → #841
  3. ↑ 353Estela#1,258 → #905
  4. ↑ 323Delois#1,123 → #800
  5. ↑ 313Veola#1,301 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 610Kathlyn#999 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 396Izetta#951 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 355Loma#941 → #1,296
  4. ↓ 345Phylis#880 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 309Eris#728 → #1,037

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 1,514 of them was named Ervin, which outranked 96.2% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ervin
  1. #184Dan772
  2. #185Ivan756
  3. #186Nelson738
  4. #187Ervin737
  5. #187Wilfred737
  6. #189Carroll731
  7. #190Larry724
  8. #191Emil722

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 548Okey#1,532 → #984
  2. ↑ 494Eddy#1,492 → #998
  3. ↑ 422Terrence#1,223 → #801
  4. ↑ 371Hughie#1,355 → #984
  5. ↑ 363Rexford#1,287 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 444Baxter#916 → #1,360
  2. ↓ 429Adelbert#817 → #1,246
  3. ↓ 407Jonnie#925 → #1,332
  4. ↓ 406Faustino#984 → #1,390
  5. ↓ 387Deward#859 → #1,246

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1925 →