Recorded 1914–1935 Boys' name Peak 1917 110 births

Erhard — boys' name

110 babies named Erhard in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s571920s271930s26
1910s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Erhard was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

15 babies were named Erhard in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Erhard

The Social Security Administration has registered 110 babies named Erhard between 1914 and 1935, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Erhard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Erhard performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Erhard shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Erhard 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 110 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.

Erhard at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

110

Since 1914

22 years of records

Peak year

1917

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1914

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1935

Erhard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1914

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1917)
15
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 19351932192919261919191719151914 7

Erhard by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
57 births that decade — 52% of Erhard's all-time total
1910s571920s271930s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Erhard?
110 babies have been named Erhard since 1914. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1917 with 15 births.
When was Erhard most popular?
Erhard was most popular in the 1910s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Erhard been used?
Erhard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 22 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Erhard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Erhardt, Erhan, Erhart. 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, 1914–1935 (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.