Recorded 1982–2001 Boys' name Peak 1982 10 births

Erbey — boys' name

10 babies named Erbey in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52000s5
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Erbey was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

5 babies were named Erbey in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Erbey

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Erbey between 1982 and 2001, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Erbey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Erbey performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Erbey shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Erbey in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Erbey 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 10 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.

Erbey at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

10

Since 1982

20 years of records

Peak year

1982

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1982

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2001

Erbey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1982

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1982)
5
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
5 20011982 5

Erbey by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
5 births that decade — 50% of Erbey's all-time total
1980s52000s5

Erbey by state

Where Erbey concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Erbey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 50.0%
Texas share of Erbey's total US births 50.0%

5 of 10 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Erbey?
10 babies have been named Erbey since 1982. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1982 with 5 births.
When was Erbey most popular?
Erbey was most popular in the 1980s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Erbey most popular?
The top states for the name Erbey are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Erbey been used?
Erbey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 20 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Erbey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Erby, Erbie, Erbin, Erblin. 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, 1982–2001 (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.