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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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 1962

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedMNIllinois: #485 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 9,184 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedMINew York: #656 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 17,481 boysNYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedIAIndiana: #391 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,535 boysINOhio: #397 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 7,534 boysOHPennsylvania: #491 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 13,869 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #628 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 13,359 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedNEMissouri: #411 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,642 boysMOKentucky: #324 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,266 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #366 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,802 boysVAMaryland: #344 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,279 boysMDDelaware: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedKSArkansas: #330 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,261 boysARTennessee: #351 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,304 boysTNNorth Carolina: #228 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,660 boysNCSouth Carolina: #190 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,089 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #498 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,776 boysLAMississippi: #272 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,065 boysMSAlabama: #291 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,425 boysALGeorgia: #295 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,468 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ervin, so not publishedHITexas: #414 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 3,729 boysTXFlorida: #399 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,515 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#190 · 1 in 1,089
  2. North Carolina#228 · 1 in 1,660
  3. Mississippi#272 · 1 in 2,065
  4. Alabama#291 · 1 in 2,425
  5. Georgia#295 · 1 in 2,468

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#190251 in 1,089
North Carolina#228311 in 1,660
Mississippi#272131 in 2,065
Alabama#291151 in 2,425
Georgia#295191 in 2,468
Kentucky#32481 in 4,266
Arkansas#33061 in 3,261
Maryland#34461 in 5,279
Tennessee#35191 in 4,304
Virginia#36691 in 4,802
Indiana#39181 in 6,535
Ohio#397141 in 7,534
Florida#399121 in 4,515
Missouri#41171 in 6,642
Texas#414321 in 3,729
Illinois#485121 in 9,184
Pennsylvania#49181 in 13,869
Louisiana#49871 in 5,776
California#628141 in 13,359
New York#656101 in 17,481
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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 1962

girls
#5,293
7 births · 1 in 280,943 girls
boys
#440
325 births · 1 in 6,365 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #5,293Ervin7

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #440Ervin325
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 280,943 of them was named Ervin, which outranked 30.2% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ervin
  1. #4,865Yolander8
  2. #4,865Zenda8
  3. #4,865Zeta8
  4. #5,293Ervin7
  5. #5,293Adalia7
  6. #5,293Adel7
  7. #5,293Adraine7
  8. #5,860Adana6
  9. #5,860Adrien6
  10. #5,860Aidee6

Tied with 566 names at #5,293; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

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

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 6,365 of them was named Ervin, which outranked 90.5% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ervin
  1. #436Julio335
  2. #438Gerry327
  3. #439Denis326
  4. #440Ervin325
  5. #440Carey325
  6. #440Mathew325
  7. #443Ronny322
  8. #444Alphonso319
  9. #444Rodolfo319

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

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 490Ritchie#1,262 → #772
  2. ↑ 353King#1,349 → #996
  3. ↑ 338Arlie#1,322 → #984
  4. ↑ 250Robb#1,052 → #802
  5. ↑ 243Pernell#928 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Mariano#928 → #1,279
  2. ↓ 349Michal#910 → #1,259
  3. ↓ 337Loran#958 → #1,295
  4. ↓ 292Sid#967 → #1,259
  5. ↓ 275Lorenza#940 → #1,215

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →