Boys' name · since 1961
Ervey
Ervey has 226 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,231 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 226
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ervey is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 226 have been recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ervey has been recorded 226 times among boys since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2021.
- #12,231 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 226 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ervey ranks #12,231 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 226 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,231 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 226
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ervey's 226 recorded births place it above 73.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ervey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ervey splits its recorded history at 1996: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ervey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2021
- Peak year (2001)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Ervey by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (51 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Ervey's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Ervey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 51 births (23% of all-time use).
Ervey by state
Where Ervey concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 89 | 39.4% |
89 of 226 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ervey's data
- Ervey's decade-level peak was the 1990s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Erveys (89 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ervey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1961–2021 (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 Ervey 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.