Boys' name · since 1912
Ervil
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 58 babies named Ervil, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,106 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ervil is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 58 have been recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ervil has been recorded 58 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1942.
- #21,106 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 58 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ervil ranks #21,106 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,106 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ervil's 58 recorded births place it above 53.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ervil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ervil's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ervil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1942
- Peak year (1923)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Ervil by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (36 births, 62% of the file).
1920s was Ervil's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Ervil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
36 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 36 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Ervil's decade-level peak was the 1920s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ervil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~30 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, 1912–1942 (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 Ervil 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.