Recorded 1912–1942 Boys' name Peak 1923 58 births

Ervil — boys' name

58 babies named Ervil in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s361930s51940s6
1920s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Ervil was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ervil in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ervil

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Ervil between 1912 and 1942, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ervil currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ervil performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ervil shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ervil 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 58 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.

Ervil at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

58

Since 1912

31 years of records

Peak year

1923

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1912

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1942

Ervil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1912

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1923)
9
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Ervil by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
36 births that decade — 62% of Ervil's all-time total
1910s111920s361930s51940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ervil?
58 babies have been named Ervil since 1912. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1923 with 9 births.
When was Ervil most popular?
Ervil was most popular in the 1920s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Ervil been used?
Ervil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 31 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Ervil?
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, 1912–1942 (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.