Recorded 1911–1969 Unisex name Peak 1928 193 births

Ervie — boys' name

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.

1910s611920s471930s371940s301950s61960s12
1910s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Ervie was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

11 babies were named Ervie in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ervie

The Social Security Administration has registered 193 babies named Ervie between 1911 and 1969, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ervie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Ervie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 41 additional births since 1892.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ervie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ervie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ervie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ervie 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 193 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.

Ervie at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

193

Since 1911

59 years of records

Peak year

1928

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1911

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 1969

Ervie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1911

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1928)
11
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
4681012 19691948193919311927191919151911 5

Ervie popularity over time — girls

41 total births recorded since 1892 (Ervie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 41 births
456789 1929192419191917191619151892 5

Ervie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
61 births that decade — 32% of Ervie's all-time total
1910s611920s471930s371940s301950s61960s12

Ervie by state

Where Ervie concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ervie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 3.1%
Texas share of Ervie's total US births 3.1%

6 of 193 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ervie?
193 babies have been named Ervie since 1911. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1928 with 11 births.
When was Ervie most popular?
Ervie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
Where is Ervie most popular?
The top states for the name Ervie are Texas (6 births).
Is Ervie a unisex name?
Yes, Ervie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 193 births, and as a girl's name it has 41 births.
How long has the name Ervie been used?
Ervie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 59 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Ervie?
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, 1911–1969 (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.