Erwin
Last seen for girls in 1981 at #9,110 · #2,390 for boys in 2025, 57 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1901 · 63 births
- Debut · boys
- 16 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 21,213since 1880
Erwin over time
Rank among boys' names. Erwin has never cracked the top 200 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 | — | #2,390 | 57 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,418 | 57 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,480 | 54 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,616 | 51 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,652 | 48 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,437 | 53 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,556 | 51 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,546 | 50 | |
| 2017 | — | #2,672 | 46 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,412 | 53 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,565 | 48 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,098 | 66 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,139 | 62 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,983 | 71 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,780 | 81 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,687 | 91 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,665 | 94 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,825 | 80 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,496 | 106 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,575 | 93 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,372 | 109 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,404 | 101 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,410 | 94 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,346 | 98 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,514 | 80 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,370 | 92 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,489 | 76 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,811 | 55 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,550 | 66 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,347 | 80 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,319 | 79 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,168 | 95 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,047 | 111 | |
| 1992 | — | #974 | 123 | |
| 1991 | — | #945 | 126 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,156 | 88 | |
| 1989 | — | #962 | 112 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,070 | 86 | |
| 1987 | — | #931 | 103 | |
| 1986 | — | #896 | 103 | |
| 1985 | — | #927 | 96 | |
| 1984 | — | #931 | 89 | |
| 1983 | — | #945 | 87 | |
| 1982 | — | #957 | 88 | |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #823 | 114 |
| 1980 | — | #836 | 111 | |
| 1979 | — | #965 | 84 | |
| 1978 | — | #927 | 87 | |
| 1977 | — | #882 | 92 | |
| 1976 | — | #957 | 76 | |
| 1975 | — | #922 | 79 | |
| 1974 | — | #903 | 80 | |
| 1973 | — | #834 | 91 | |
| 1972 | — | #770 | 107 | |
| 1971 | — | #778 | 109 | |
| 1970 | — | #791 | 108 | |
| 1969 | — | #709 | 121 | |
| 1968 | — | #776 | 91 | |
| 1967 | — | #639 | 136 | |
| 1966 | — | #649 | 130 | |
| 1965 | — | #640 | 137 | |
| 1964 | — | #602 | 171 | |
| 1963 | — | #625 | 156 | |
| 1962 | — | #618 | 156 | |
| 1961 | — | #621 | 164 | |
| 1960 | — | #566 | 190 | |
| 1959 | — | #570 | 187 | |
| 1958 | — | #554 | 194 | |
| 1957 | — | #518 | 219 | |
| 1956 | — | #539 | 194 | |
| 1955 | — | #555 | 175 | |
| 1954 | — | #550 | 177 | |
| 1953 | — | #572 | 156 | |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | #563 | 155 |
| 1951 | — | #534 | 161 | |
| 1950 | — | #571 | 141 | |
| 1949 | — | #560 | 145 | |
| 1948 | — | #486 | 187 | |
| 1947 | — | #577 | 137 | |
| 1946 | — | #499 | 167 | |
| 1945 | — | #491 | 151 | |
| 1944 | — | #481 | 158 | |
| 1943 | — | #427 | 212 | |
| 1942 | — | #442 | 196 | |
| 1941 | — | #499 | 136 | |
| 1940 | — | #430 | 184 | |
| 1939 | — | #458 | 157 | |
| 1938 | — | #388 | 212 | |
| 1937 | — | #395 | 197 | |
| 1936 | — | #346 | 248 | |
| 1935 | — | #350 | 249 | |
| 1934 | — | #322 | 285 | |
| 1933 | — | #332 | 262 | |
| 1932 | — | #311 | 308 | |
| 1931 | — | #304 | 334 | |
| 1930 | — | #298 | 370 | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #286 | 378 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #283 | 394 |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #280 | 410 |
| 1926 | — | #266 | 462 | |
| 1925 | — | #275 | 429 | |
| 1924 | — | #257 | 501 | |
| 1923 | — | #267 | 444 | |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #248 | 508 |
| 1921 | — | #253 | 494 | |
| 1920 | — | #255 | 460 | |
| 1919 | — | #251 | 443 | |
| 1918 | — | #233 | 512 | |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #228 | 479 |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | #222 | 484 |
| 1915 | — | #235 | 423 | |
| 1914 | — | #222 | 360 | |
| 1913 | — | #228 | 275 | |
| 1912 | — | #243 | 210 | |
| 1911 | — | #271 | 92 | |
| 1910 | — | #289 | 72 | |
| 1909 | — | #254 | 76 | |
| 1908 | — | #281 | 59 | |
| 1907 | — | #310 | 47 | |
| 1906 | — | #242 | 65 | |
| 1905 | — | #259 | 58 | |
| 1904 | — | #264 | 52 | |
| 1903 | — | #244 | 57 | |
| 1902 | — | #267 | 49 | |
| 1901 | — | #215 | 63 | |
| 1900 | — | #325 | 43 | |
| 1899 | — | #246 | 46 | |
| 1898 | — | #255 | 48 | |
| 1897 | — | #258 | 46 | |
| 1896 | — | #255 | 50 | |
| 1895 | — | #262 | 46 | |
| 1894 | — | #295 | 35 | |
| 1893 | — | #300 | 33 | |
| 1892 | — | #329 | 32 | |
| 1891 | — | #283 | 33 | |
| 1890 | — | #290 | 35 | |
| 1889 | — | #322 | 29 | |
| 1888 | — | #349 | 28 | |
| 1887 | — | #333 | 24 | |
| 1886 | — | #369 | 22 | |
| 1885 | — | #332 | 26 | |
| 1884 | — | #450 | 17 | |
| 1883 | — | #324 | 26 | |
| 1882 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1881 | — | #416 | 17 | |
| 1880 | — | #442 | 16 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Erwin was already there! It came in at #442, and was given to 16 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 18 boys a year got the name.
Where Erwin is popular in 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Alabama#466 · 1 in 5,064
- Arizona#499 · 1 in 5,677
- California#560 · 1 in 7,022
- Illinois#727 · 1 in 11,672
- New York#740 · 1 in 11,422
Best ever in a state: #70 in Wisconsin, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #466 | 5 | 1 in 5,064 |
| Arizona | #499 | 5 | 1 in 5,677 |
| California | #560 | 34 | 1 in 7,022 |
| Illinois | #727 | 7 | 1 in 11,672 |
| New York | #740 | 11 | 1 in 11,422 |
| Texas | #875 | 10 | 1 in 14,343 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Missouri | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| 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 Erwin
- 28 spots since 2024 (#2,418 → #2,390)
- 47 spots since 2020 (#2,437 → #2,390)
- 175 spots since 2015 (#2,565 → #2,390)
- Biggest jump: 216 spots in 1883 (#540 → #324)
- Biggest drop: 194 spots in 1990 (#962 → #1,156)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1901 at #215 (63 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 111 yrs · run 1880–1987
- Highest: 1 in 1,690 boys born in 1901 were named Erwin (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 29,966 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 21.1% of all boys named Erwin (4,480) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 217 | #322 (1889) | #388 |
| 1890s | 404 | #246 (1899) | #277 |
| 1900s | 569 | #215 (1901) | #266 |
| 1910s | 3,350 | #222 (1916) | #242 |
| 1920s | 4,480 | #248 (1922) | #267 |
| 1930s | 2,622 | #298 (1930) | #350 |
| 1940s | 1,673 | #427 (1943) | #489 |
| 1950s | 1,759 | #518 (1957) | #553 |
| 1960s | 1,452 | #566 (1960) | #645 |
| 1970s | 913 | #770 (1972) | #873 |
| 1980s | 989 | #823 (1981) | #928 |
| 1990s | 899 | #945 (1991) | #1,281 |
| 2000s | 947 | #1,346 (2002) | #1,498 |
| 2010s | 619 | #1,687 (2010) | #2,244 |
| 2020s | 320 | #2,390 (2025) | #2,499 |
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.
Erwin in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 18,126 of them was named Erwin, which outranked 88.6% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).