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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #163, 1920boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedAKMaine: #181 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,254 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedNHWashington: #173 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,361 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedIDMontana: #142 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 779 boysMTNorth Dakota: #89 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 311 boysNDMinnesota: #126 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 767 boysMNIllinois: #227 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,424 boysILWisconsin: #113 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 659 boysWIMichigan: #198 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,965 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #103 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 412 boysSDIowa: #174 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,185 boysIAIndiana: #207 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,083 boysINOhio: #216 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,549 boysOHPennsylvania: #357 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 7,854 boysPANew Jersey: #261 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,784 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedCONebraska: #152 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 828 boysNEMissouri: #164 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,099 boysMOKentucky: #196 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,473 boysKYWest Virginia: #179 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,191 boysWVVirginia: #195 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,366 boysVAMaryland: #181 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,879 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #205 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 955 boysNMKansas: #212 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,720 boysKSArkansas: #193 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,290 boysARTennessee: #255 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,557 boysTNNorth Carolina: #129 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 719 boysNCSouth Carolina: #160 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 967 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #242 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,746 boysOKLouisiana: #199 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,116 boysLAMississippi: #310 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,800 boysMSAlabama: #216 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,738 boysALGeorgia: #295 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,881 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedHITexas: #269 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,713 boysTXFlorida: #188 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,301 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#89 · 1 in 311
  2. South Dakota#103 · 1 in 412
  3. Wisconsin#113 · 1 in 659
  4. Minnesota#126 · 1 in 767
  5. North Carolina#129 · 1 in 719

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#89191 in 311
South Dakota#103131 in 412
Wisconsin#113351 in 659
Minnesota#126261 in 767
North Carolina#129481 in 719
Montana#14251 in 779
Nebraska#152131 in 828
South Carolina#160201 in 967
Missouri#164251 in 1,099
Washington#17371 in 1,361
Iowa#174161 in 1,185
West Virginia#179151 in 1,191
Maine#18151 in 1,254
Maryland#18161 in 1,879
Florida#18891 in 1,301
Arkansas#193141 in 1,290
Virginia#195161 in 1,366
Kentucky#196181 in 1,473
Michigan#198191 in 1,965
Louisiana#199171 in 1,116
New Mexico#20551 in 955
Indiana#207111 in 2,083
Kansas#21281 in 1,720
Alabama#216161 in 1,738
Ohio#216181 in 2,549
Illinois#227211 in 2,424
Oklahoma#242131 in 1,746
Tennessee#255101 in 2,557
New Jersey#26151 in 4,784
Texas#269341 in 1,713
Georgia#295101 in 2,881
Mississippi#31071 in 2,800
Pennsylvania#35791 in 7,854
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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 1934

girls
#4,286
5 births · 1 in 208,845 girls
boys
#223
537 births · 1 in 1,923 boys

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #4,286Ervin5

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #223Ervin537
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 208,845 of them was named Ervin, which outranked 13.8% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ervin
  1. #3,802Ysidra6
  2. #3,802Zenia6
  3. #3,802Zonnie6
  4. #4,286Ervin5
  5. #4,286Adalyn5
  6. #4,286Adelma5
  7. #4,286Adrene5

Tied with 687 names at #4,286; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 571Luann#1,442 → #871
  2. ↑ 469Alison#1,442 → #973
  3. ↑ 439Golda#1,364 → #925
  4. ↑ 350Ronald#1,244 → #894
  5. ↑ 346Gale#1,102 → #756
Fallers
  1. ↓ 685Nira#463 → #1,148
  2. ↓ 342Vina#782 → #1,124
  3. ↓ 316Zita#947 → #1,263
  4. ↓ 299Myrtie#834 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 278Theola#985 → #1,263

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

boys

1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 1,923 of them was named Ervin, which outranked 94.7% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ervin
  1. #220Gerard545
  2. #220Perry545
  3. #222Troy540
  4. #223Ervin537
  5. #223Jesus537
  6. #225Elbert527
  7. #226Barry523
  8. #227Buddy517

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

Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 746Lanny#1,361 → #615
  2. ↑ 630Kerry#1,586 → #956
  3. ↑ 620Marland#1,456 → #836
  4. ↑ 404Kirk#1,202 → #798
  5. ↑ 350Valentin#1,281 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 730Neville#995 → #1,725
  2. ↓ 616Garner#770 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 520Vivian#905 → #1,425
  4. ↓ 488Finis#869 → #1,357
  5. ↓ 464Malcom#961 → #1,425

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

See the top 100 for 1934 →