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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Ervin has never cracked the top 100 here.
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.
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 | |
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 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- North Dakota#111 · 1 in 558
- Wisconsin#129 · 1 in 931
- Idaho#144 · 1 in 693
- North Carolina#145 · 1 in 860
- Nebraska#152 · 1 in 971
Best ever in a state: #38 in Wisconsin, 1920.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #111 | 10 | 1 in 558 |
| Wisconsin | #129 | 27 | 1 in 931 |
| Idaho | #144 | 7 | 1 in 693 |
| North Carolina | #145 | 43 | 1 in 860 |
| Nebraska | #152 | 10 | 1 in 971 |
| Florida | #162 | 16 | 1 in 967 |
| South Dakota | #171 | 5 | 1 in 1,011 |
| Minnesota | #180 | 15 | 1 in 1,596 |
| South Carolina | #182 | 18 | 1 in 1,179 |
| Indiana | #188 | 16 | 1 in 1,777 |
| West Virginia | #194 | 14 | 1 in 1,384 |
| Arkansas | #213 | 12 | 1 in 1,604 |
| Louisiana | #220 | 17 | 1 in 1,331 |
| Missouri | #224 | 14 | 1 in 2,086 |
| Iowa | #231 | 9 | 1 in 2,338 |
| Michigan | #242 | 15 | 1 in 3,068 |
| Mississippi | #245 | 11 | 1 in 1,982 |
| Kentucky | #251 | 12 | 1 in 2,380 |
| Georgia | #259 | 13 | 1 in 2,396 |
| Virginia | #263 | 11 | 1 in 2,222 |
| Illinois | #274 | 15 | 1 in 3,926 |
| Ohio | #287 | 12 | 1 in 4,513 |
| Oklahoma | #294 | 8 | 1 in 2,664 |
| Tennessee | #325 | 7 | 1 in 3,988 |
| Texas | #331 | 25 | 1 in 2,489 |
| Pennsylvania | #343 | 11 | 1 in 6,981 |
| California | #460 | 7 | 1 in 7,529 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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.
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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
| 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 1940
boys
#274
416 births · 1 in 2,786 boys
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 2,786 of them was named Ervin, which outranked 93.0% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Ervin
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.