How Many People Are Named Ervin?
people named Ervin are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 21,996 people in the US has this name
Based on 39,129 babies named Ervin in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
865 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Hungarian and Croatian form of ERWIN.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Ervin (99.7%) were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Ervin alive today is about 52 years old, and 46% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 32 and 72 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Ervin first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1921, to 865 babies. In 2025, 101 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Ervin has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #163, in 1920. In 2025 it ranked #1,656.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,656 |
| Best rank | #163 (1920) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #184 in the 1920s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Ervin alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ervin were born in North Carolina than in any other state: about 1,074 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ervin was given 4.5 times as often in North Dakota, 3.6 times in Wisconsin and 2.5 times in North Carolina.
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