Boys' name · since 1894
Erby
480 babies named Erby in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,099 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 480
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Erby sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 480 recorded since 1894.
Erby has 480 recorded births among boys since 1894, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 1976.
- #8,099 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 480 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erby ranks #8,099 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 480 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,099 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 480
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Erby's 480 recorded births place it above 82.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Erby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Erby splits its recorded history at 1937: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Erby popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–1976
- Peak year (1921)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Erby by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (122 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Erby's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Erby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 8
1890s
8 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
86 births
- 1920s
1920s
122 births
- 1930s
1930s
93 births
- 1940s
1940s
70 births
- 1950s
1950s
60 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 122 births (25% of all-time use).
Erby by state
Where Erby concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
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What to do with Erby's data
- Erby's decade-level peak was the 1920s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Erbys (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Erby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~82 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1894–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Erby draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.