Girls' name · since 1899
Erva
636 babies named Erva in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,145 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 636
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
636 girls have been named Erva since 1899, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erva has been recorded 636 times among girls since 1899, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 2018.
- #10,145 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 636 born since 1899
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erva ranks #10,145 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 636 born since 1899, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,145 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 636
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
Erva's 636 recorded births place it above 85.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Erva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Erva's full recorded timeline at 1929, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1903, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Erva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–2018
- Peak year (1922)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Erva by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (194 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Erva's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Erva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 9
1890s
9 births
- 1900s 55
1900s
55 births
- 1910s
1910s
150 births
- 1920s
1920s
194 births
- 1930s
1930s
108 births
- 1940s 66
1940s
66 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 2010s 49
2010s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 194 births (31% of all-time use).
How Erva compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Erva's total volume
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What to do with Erva's data
- Erva's decade-level peak was the 1920s (194 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Erva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1899–2018 (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 Erva 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.