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

Boy name · Rank #1923

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Erving

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Metric Ervin Erving
Current Rank #1923 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 38,991 940
Peak Year 1921 1921
Peak Year Births 859 23
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Ervin Erving
1880s 411 7
1890s 510 5
1900s 895 23
1910s 5,011 124
1920s 7,595 165
1930s 5,070 100
1940s 4,525 64
1950s 4,287 102
1960s 2,758 47
1970s 1,776 47
1980s 1,616 103
1990s 1,508 79
2000s 1,392 56
2010s 1,092 18
2020s 545 -

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ervin Erving
2014 109 -
2015 98 -
2016 91 -
2017 116 6
2018 102 5
2019 108 -
2020 93 -
2021 81 -
2022 102 -
2023 86 -
2024 82 -
2025 101 -

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, 1880–2025.

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