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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201916peak #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 1916

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedWAIdaho: #93 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 324 boysIDMontana: #109 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 527 boysMTNorth Dakota: #73 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 257 boysNDMinnesota: #77 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 308 boysMNIllinois: #146 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,014 boysILWisconsin: #51 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 176 boysWIMichigan: #165 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,103 boysMINew York: #352 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 6,175 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedRIOregon: #145 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 887 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #93 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 393 boysSDIowa: #145 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 860 boysIAIndiana: #165 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,197 boysINOhio: #203 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,934 boysOHPennsylvania: #297 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,586 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedNJConnecticut: 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: #166 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,033 boysCONebraska: #80 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 315 boysNEMissouri: #171 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,230 boysMOKentucky: #213 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,516 boysKYWest Virginia: #168 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,118 boysWVVirginia: #288 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,636 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: #176 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,099 boysKSArkansas: #189 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,054 boysARTennessee: #307 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,671 boysTNNorth Carolina: #165 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,048 boysNCSouth Carolina: #203 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,397 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #173 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 972 boysOKLouisiana: #217 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,236 boysLAMississippi: #182 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,081 boysMSAlabama: #267 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,117 boysALGeorgia: #299 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,612 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedHITexas: #184 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 981 boysTXFlorida: #203 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,252 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wisconsin#51 · 1 in 176
  2. North Dakota#73 · 1 in 257
  3. Minnesota#77 · 1 in 308
  4. Nebraska#80 · 1 in 315
  5. Idaho#93 · 1 in 324

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#511141 in 176
North Dakota#73261 in 257
Minnesota#77611 in 308
Nebraska#80331 in 315
Idaho#93101 in 324
South Dakota#93131 in 393
Montana#10991 in 527
Iowa#145211 in 860
Oregon#14551 in 887
Illinois#146491 in 1,014
Indiana#165171 in 1,197
Michigan#165251 in 1,103
North Carolina#165241 in 1,048
Colorado#16661 in 1,033
West Virginia#168101 in 1,118
Missouri#171201 in 1,230
Oklahoma#173161 in 972
Kansas#176121 in 1,099
Mississippi#182151 in 1,081
Texas#184391 in 981
Arkansas#189131 in 1,054
Florida#20361 in 1,252
Ohio#203211 in 1,934
South Carolina#203121 in 1,397
Kentucky#213131 in 1,516
Louisiana#217121 in 1,236
Alabama#267101 in 2,117
Virginia#28871 in 2,636
Pennsylvania#297161 in 4,586
Georgia#299101 in 2,612
Tennessee#30771 in 2,671
New York#352131 in 6,175
Alaska
Arizona
California
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Rhode Island
Utah
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.

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 1916

girls
#3,552
7 births · 1 in 149,191 girls
boys
#173
692 births · 1 in 1,286 boys

Top girls' names in 1916

  1. #1Mary61,438
  2. #2Helen32,661
  3. #3Dorothy27,418
  4. #4Margaret24,953
  5. #5Ruth23,189
  6. #6Mildred15,633
  7. #7Anna15,228
  8. #8Elizabeth14,940
  9. #9Frances13,746
  10. #10Virginia12,487
  11. #3,552Ervin7

Top boys' names in 1916

  1. #1John50,043
  2. #2William40,418
  3. #3James35,569
  4. #4Robert31,741
  5. #5Joseph23,883
  6. #6Charles23,612
  7. #7George23,381
  8. #8Edward17,005
  9. #9Frank15,291
  10. #10Thomas11,998
  11. #173Ervin692
More about 1916

girls

1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 149,191 of them was named Ervin, which outranked 31.2% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ervin
  1. #3,258Zenna8
  2. #3,258Zilda8
  3. #3,258Zilla8
  4. #3,552Ervin7
  5. #3,552Adelyne7
  6. #3,552Adie7
  7. #3,552Adora7
  8. #3,919Adalyn6
  9. #3,919Aina6
  10. #3,919Aldea6

Tied with 366 names at #3,552; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. 567Trinidad#1,317#750
  2. 388Coral#1,367#979
  3. 377Coletta#1,317#940
  4. 370Clifford#1,285#915
  5. 327Maida#1,231#904
Fallers
  1. 364Louis#934#1,298
  2. 354Herminia#944#1,298
  3. 346Gertha#900#1,246
  4. 344Lahoma#934#1,278
  5. 310Hassie#900#1,210

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

boys

890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 1,286 of them was named Ervin, which outranked 96.2% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ervin
  1. #170Otto719
  2. #171Wilbert716
  3. #172Sylvester715
  4. #173Ervin692
  5. #173Felix692
  6. #175Jose686
  7. #176Karl685
  8. #177Jim684

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

Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. 2,568Tatsuo#3,392#824
  2. 1,088Hughes#1,878#790
  3. 410Angel#1,181#771
  4. 378Trinidad#1,181#803
  5. 354Rolla#1,306#952
Fallers
  1. 500Nicolas#804#1,304
  2. 468Collins#906#1,374
  3. 463Hilliard#952#1,415
  4. 383Arvo#952#1,335
  5. 363Rayford#941#1,304

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

See the top 100 for 1916