Boys' name · peaked in 1905
Ervin name popularity since 1925
28,253 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ervin. Half of them were born in 1951 or earlier, so the typical Ervin is about 75 years old in 2026. Ervin peaked in 1905 as the #172 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 28,253
- Named Ervin, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1905
- #172 for boys that year
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,656 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 99 girls · 28,154 boys
- Most popular in
- North Dakota
- 5.46× its national share
Peak year is the year Ervin made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ervin births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1926. Measured as a share of all babies, Ervin peaked earlier, in 1905.
- Steepest fall: Between 1959 and 1964, Ervin's share of baby boys fell by 34%, from 1 in 5,140 to 1 in 7,810.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Ervin's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ervin.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ervin in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 22 | 3,585 | – |
| 1930s | 18 | 5,070 | #234 |
| 1940s | 22 | 4,525 | #290 |
| 1950s | 8 | 4,287 | #351 |
| 1960s | 7 | 2,758 | #450 |
| 1970s | 6 | 1,776 | #659 |
| 1980s | 11 | 1,616 | #772 |
| 1990s | 5 | 1,508 | #926 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,392 | #1,172 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,092 | #1,628 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 545 | #1,656 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
32.2% of babies named Ervin from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Ervin is most popular
The index compares Ervin's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ervin.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 5.46× | 421 |
| South Carolina | 3.33× | 1,141 |
| North Carolina | 3.06× | 2,120 |
| Wisconsin | 2.65× | 1,275 |
| Mississippi | 2.06× | 611 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ervin's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ervin.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ervin (1905).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data