Ervin vs Erving

Side-by-side comparison of Ervin and Erving — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Ervin

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Erving

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Metric Ervin Erving
Current Rank #1931 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 38,880 940
Peak Year 1921 1921
Peak Year Births 859 23
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Ervin Erving
1880ss 411 7
1890ss 510 5
1900ss 895 23
1910ss 5,011 124
1920ss 7,595 165
1930ss 5,070 100
1940ss 4,525 64
1950ss 4,287 102
1960ss 2,758 47
1970ss 1,776 47
1980ss 1,616 103
1990ss 1,508 79
2000ss 1,389 56
2010ss 1,087 18
2020ss 442 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ervin Erving
2014 109 —
2015 98 —
2016 91 —
2017 114 6
2018 101 5
2019 108 —
2020 93 —
2021 81 —
2022 101 —
2023 86 —
2024 81 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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