Recorded 1913–1966 Boys' name Peak 1918 237 births

Ervan — boys' name

237 babies named Ervan in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s521920s731930s501940s351950s171960s10
1920s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Ervan was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

14 babies were named Ervan in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ervan

The Social Security Administration has registered 237 babies named Ervan between 1913 and 1966, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ervan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ervan performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ervan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ervan 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 237 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.

Ervan at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

237

Since 1913

54 years of records

Peak year

1918

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1913

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1966

Ervan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1913

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1918)
14
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
46810121416 19661949193919331925192019151913 5

Ervan by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
73 births that decade — 31% of Ervan's all-time total
1910s521920s731930s501940s351950s171960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ervan?
237 babies have been named Ervan since 1913. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1918 with 14 births.
When was Ervan most popular?
Ervan was most popular in the 1920s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Ervan been used?
Ervan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 54 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Ervan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ervin, Erving, Erven, Ervey, 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, 1913–1966 (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.