Erving vs Ervin

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

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Erving

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Ervin

Boy name · Rank #1931

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Erving Ervin
2014 — 109
2015 — 98
2016 — 91
2017 6 114
2018 5 101
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, 1881–2018.

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