Recorded 1910–2017 Boys' name Peak 1992 1,198 births

Earvin — boys' name

1,198 babies named Earvin in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s821920s1231930s1391940s1431950s1731960s981970s611980s1311990s1852000s212010s42
1990s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Earvin was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

49 babies were named Earvin in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Earvin

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,198 babies named Earvin between 1910 and 2017, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Earvin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Earvin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 185 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Earvin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 72 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Earvin in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Earvin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,198 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Earvin at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

1,198

Since 1910

108 years of records

Peak year

1992

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1910

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2017

Earvin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1910

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1992)
49
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
0102030405060 201719951983196919561944193219201910 5

Earvin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
185 births that decade — 15% of Earvin's all-time total
1910s821920s1231930s1391940s1431950s1731960s981970s611980s1311990s1852000s212010s42

Earvin by state

Where Earvin concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Earvin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
72 6.0%
#2 Florida
6 0.5%
#3 Mississippi
5 0.4%
#4 New York
5 0.4%
California share of Earvin's total US births 6.0%
Even split

72 of 1,198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Earvin?
1,198 babies have been named Earvin since 1910. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1992 with 49 births.
When was Earvin most popular?
Earvin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 185 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Earvin most popular?
The top states for the name Earvin are California (72 births), Florida (6 births), Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Earvin been used?
Earvin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 108 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Earvin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Earl, Earnest, Earle, Early, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1910–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.