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 1929
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wisconsin#124 · 1 in 799
- Minnesota#125 · 1 in 784
- Connecticut#132 · 1 in 1,270
- North Dakota#145 · 1 in 779
- Michigan#151 · 1 in 1,204
Best ever in a state: #70 in Wisconsin, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | #124 | 30 | 1 in 799 |
| Minnesota | #125 | 25 | 1 in 784 |
| Connecticut | #132 | 9 | 1 in 1,270 |
| North Dakota | #145 | 8 | 1 in 779 |
| Michigan | #151 | 35 | 1 in 1,204 |
| New York | #164 | 57 | 1 in 1,669 |
| South Dakota | #168 | 6 | 1 in 950 |
| Illinois | #171 | 39 | 1 in 1,464 |
| Nebraska | #172 | 10 | 1 in 1,136 |
| New Jersey | #204 | 10 | 1 in 2,894 |
| Massachusetts | #212 | 9 | 1 in 3,497 |
| Iowa | #244 | 7 | 1 in 2,698 |
| Pennsylvania | #265 | 21 | 1 in 3,826 |
| Missouri | #282 | 9 | 1 in 3,022 |
| Ohio | #282 | 12 | 1 in 4,230 |
| Indiana | #335 | 5 | 1 in 5,009 |
| California | #341 | 10 | 1 in 3,637 |
| Texas | #361 | 22 | 1 in 2,631 |
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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
- 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 1929
Top girls' names in 1929
Top boys' names in 1929
More about 1929
girls
1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 186,094 of them was named Erwin, which outranked 23.2% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,682Zenia7
- #3,682Zenith7
- #3,682Zenora7
- #4,053Erwin6
- #4,053Aaron6
- #4,053Ader6
- #4,053Adina6
- #4,570Adabelle5
- #4,570Adelyne5
- #4,570Adonna5
Tied with 516 names at #4,053; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 2,846 of them was named Erwin, which outranked 93.7% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).