Recorded 1961–2021 Boys' name Peak 2001 226 births

Ervey — boys' name

226 babies named Ervey in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s191970s211980s481990s512000s472010s352020s5
1990s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Ervey was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

12 babies were named Ervey in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ervey

The Social Security Administration has registered 226 babies named Ervey between 1961 and 2021, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ervey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ervey performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ervey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 89 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ervey in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ervey 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 226 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.

Ervey at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

226

Since 1961

61 years of records

Peak year

2001

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1961

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2021

Ervey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1961

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2001)
12
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
468101214 202120112004199919941987198219731961 7

Ervey by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
51 births that decade — 23% of Ervey's all-time total
1960s191970s211980s481990s512000s472010s352020s5

Ervey by state

Where Ervey concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ervey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
89 39.4%
Texas share of Ervey's total US births 39.4%

89 of 226 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ervey?
226 babies have been named Ervey since 1961. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2001 with 12 births.
When was Ervey most popular?
Ervey was most popular in the 1990s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Ervey most popular?
The top states for the name Ervey are Texas (89 births).
How long has the name Ervey been used?
Ervey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 61 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Ervey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ervin, Erving, Erven, Ervan, 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, 1961–2021 (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.