Unisex name · since 1911
Ervie
193 babies named Ervie in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,184 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 193
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ervie sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 193 recorded since 1911.
Social Security Administration records show Ervie recorded 193 times among boys since 1911, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1969.
- #13,184 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 193 born since 1911
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ervie ranks #13,184 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 193 born since 1911, peaking in the 1910s.
- #13,184 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 193
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ervie's 193 recorded births place it above 70.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ervie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ervie's full recorded timeline at 1930, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ervie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1969
- Peak year (1928)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Ervie popularity over time - girls
41 total births recorded since 1892 (Ervie as girls' name)
Ervie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (61 births, 32% of the file).
1910s was Ervie's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Ervie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
61 births
- 1920s
1920s
47 births
- 1930s
1930s
37 births
- 1940s
1940s
30 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 61 births (32% of all-time use).
Ervie by state
Where Ervie concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 3.1% |
6 of 193 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ervie's data
- Ervie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ervies (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ervie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1911–1969 (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 Ervie 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.