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

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Peak · boys
1901 · 63 births
Debut · boys
16 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
21,213
since 1880

Erwin over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Erwin has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201927peak #215, 1901boys
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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—#2,39057
2024—#2,41857
2023—#2,48054
2022—#2,61651
2021—#2,65248
2020—#2,43753
2019—#2,55651
2018—#2,54650
2017—#2,67246
2016—#2,41253
2015—#2,56548
2014—#2,09866
2013—#2,13962
2012—#1,98371
2011—#1,78081
2010—#1,68791
2009—#1,66594
2008—#1,82580
2007—#1,496106
2006—#1,57593
2005—#1,372109
2004—#1,404101
2003—#1,41094
2002—#1,34698
2001—#1,51480
2000—#1,37092
1999—#1,48976
1998—#1,81155
1997—#1,55066
1996—#1,34780
1995—#1,31979
1994—#1,16895
1993—#1,047111
1992—#974123
1991—#945126
1990—#1,15688
1989—#962112
1988—#1,07086
1987—#931103
1986—#896103
1985—#92796
1984—#93189
1983—#94587
1982—#95788
1981#9,1106#823114
1980—#836111
1979—#96584
1978—#92787
1977—#88292
1976—#95776
1975—#92279
1974—#90380
1973—#83491
1972—#770107
1971—#778109
1970—#791108
1969—#709121
1968—#77691
1967—#639136
1966—#649130
1965—#640137
1964—#602171
1963—#625156
1962—#618156
1961—#621164
1960—#566190
1959—#570187
1958—#554194
1957—#518219
1956—#539194
1955—#555175
1954—#550177
1953—#572156
1952#4,4837#563155
1951—#534161
1950—#571141
1949—#560145
1948—#486187
1947—#577137
1946—#499167
1945—#491151
1944—#481158
1943—#427212
1942—#442196
1941—#499136
1940—#430184
1939—#458157
1938—#388212
1937—#395197
1936—#346248
1935—#350249
1934—#322285
1933—#332262
1932—#311308
1931—#304334
1930—#298370
1929#4,0536#286378
1928#4,1956#283394
1927#4,8055#280410
1926—#266462
1925—#275429
1924—#257501
1923—#267444
1922#5,0095#248508
1921—#253494
1920—#255460
1919—#251443
1918—#233512
1917#3,3448#228479
1916#3,9196#222484
1915—#235423
1914—#222360
1913—#228275
1912—#243210
1911—#27192
1910—#28972
1909—#25476
1908—#28159
1907—#31047
1906—#24265
1905—#25958
1904—#26452
1903—#24457
1902—#26749
1901—#21563
1900—#32543
1899—#24646
1898—#25548
1897—#25846
1896—#25550
1895—#26246
1894—#29535
1893—#30033
1892—#32932
1891—#28333
1890—#29035
1889—#32229
1888—#34928
1887—#33324
1886—#36922
1885—#33226
1884—#45017
1883—#32426
1882—#54012
1881—#41617
1880—#44216
First appearance
1880

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 1927

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedAKMaine: #166 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,025 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #145 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 778 boysNDMinnesota: #142 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 880 boysMNIllinois: #172 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,440 boysILWisconsin: #109 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 612 boysWIMichigan: #132 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 933 boysMINew York: #190 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 2,086 boysNYMassachusetts: #247 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,244 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #150 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 801 boysSDIowa: #259 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,823 boysIAIndiana: #342 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,190 boysINOhio: #239 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,942 boysOHPennsylvania: #287 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,634 boysPANew Jersey: #242 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,753 boysNJConnecticut: #153 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,706 boysCTCalifornia: #312 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,119 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedCONebraska: #202 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,462 boysNEMissouri: #226 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,940 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedNMKansas: #228 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,903 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #320 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,192 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Erwin, so not publishedHITexas: #435 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,558 boysTXFlorida: #313 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,917 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wisconsin#109 · 1 in 612
  2. Michigan#132 · 1 in 933
  3. Minnesota#142 · 1 in 880
  4. North Dakota#145 · 1 in 778
  5. South Dakota#150 · 1 in 801

Best ever in a state: #70 in Wisconsin, 1913.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#109401 in 612
Michigan#132451 in 933
Minnesota#142241 in 880
North Dakota#14581 in 778
South Dakota#15071 in 801
Connecticut#15371 in 1,706
Maine#16661 in 1,025
Illinois#172411 in 1,440
New York#190471 in 2,086
Nebraska#20281 in 1,462
Missouri#226151 in 1,940
Kansas#22881 in 1,903
Ohio#239181 in 2,942
New Jersey#24281 in 3,753
Massachusetts#24781 in 4,244
Iowa#25971 in 2,823
Pennsylvania#287191 in 4,634
California#312121 in 3,119
Florida#31351 in 2,917
North Carolina#320111 in 3,192
Indiana#34251 in 5,190
Texas#435161 in 3,558
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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 Erwin
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
21 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1901 at #215 (63 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 111 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 111 yrs · run 1880–1987
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,690
  • 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%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 21.1% of all boys named Erwin (4,480) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s217#322 (1889)#388
1890s404#246 (1899)#277
1900s569#215 (1901)#266
1910s3,350#222 (1916)#242
1920s4,480#248 (1922)#267
1930s2,622#298 (1930)#350
1940s1,673#427 (1943)#489
1950s1,759#518 (1957)#553
1960s1,452#566 (1960)#645
1970s913#770 (1972)#873
1980s989#823 (1981)#928
1990s899#945 (1991)#1,281
2000s947#1,346 (2002)#1,498
2010s619#1,687 (2010)#2,244
2020s320#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 1927

girls
#4,805
5 births · 1 in 238,486 girls
boys
#280
410 births · 1 in 2,749 boys

Top girls' names in 1927

  1. #1Mary70,642
  2. #2Dorothy35,993
  3. #3Betty35,424
  4. #4Helen25,316
  5. #5Margaret21,964
  6. #6Ruth19,412
  7. #7Doris16,512
  8. #8Virginia15,734
  9. #9Shirley13,314
  10. #10Barbara13,161
  11. #4,805Erwin5

Top boys' names in 1927

  1. #1Robert61,674
  2. #2John55,949
  3. #3James53,674
  4. #4William51,476
  5. #5Charles31,941
  6. #6Richard26,768
  7. #7George25,949
  8. #8Donald23,834
  9. #9Joseph23,503
  10. #10Edward19,115
  11. #280Erwin410
More about 1927

girls

1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 238,486 of them was named Erwin, which outranked 14.2% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Erwin
  1. #4,286Zoa6
  2. #4,286Zoie6
  3. #4,286Zonnie6
  4. #4,805Erwin5
  5. #4,805Abelina5
  6. #4,805Adaleen5
  7. #4,805Adamae5

Tied with 797 names at #4,805; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,708Charmaine#3,564 → #856
  2. ↑ 1,519Kazuko#2,474 → #955
  3. ↑ 1,152Valencia#2,076 → #924
  4. ↑ 551Cherie#1,414 → #863
  5. ↑ 452Lita#1,148 → #696
Fallers
  1. ↓ 349Janell#748 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 330Sabina#931 → #1,261
  3. ↓ 319Clarine#942 → #1,261
  4. ↓ 298Shirlie#980 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 291Delilah#836 → #1,127

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

boys

1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 2,749 of them was named Erwin, which outranked 94.2% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Erwin
  1. #277Austin415
  2. #278Adolph411
  3. #278Pedro411
  4. #280Erwin410
  5. #281Morton409
  6. #282Abraham406
  7. #283Aubrey393
Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,863Lindbergh#2,436 → #573
  2. ↑ 966Lindy#1,353 → #387
  3. ↑ 601Sonny#1,565 → #964
  4. ↑ 467Akira#1,404 → #937
  5. ↑ 442Maria#1,432 → #990
Fallers
  1. ↓ 684Minoru#963 → #1,647
  2. ↓ 611Reno#825 → #1,436
  3. ↓ 406Hurley#916 → #1,322
  4. ↓ 356Adelbert#842 → #1,198
  5. ↓ 330Gardner#963 → #1,293

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

See the top 100 for 1927 →