Boys' name · since 1880
Erwin
21,213 babies named Erwin in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #813 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,390 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,213
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Erwin is the #2390 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 21,213 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erwin has been recorded 21,213 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #2390 nationally and more common than 83% of boys, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #813 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,390 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 21,213 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erwin ranks #813 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,390 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 21,213 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #813 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,390 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,213
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Erwin's 21,213 recorded births place it above 98.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Erwin compares
21,213 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Erwin's all-time total is 57x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Erwin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21,213 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 512 | 34 | 22,252 |
Erwin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Erwin splits its recorded history at 1953: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1882 (12 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 512 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Erwin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 512
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Erwin popularity over time - girls
49 total births recorded since 1916 (Erwin as girls' name)
Erwin by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (4,480 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Erwin's strongest decade.
4,480 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Erwin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 217
1880s
217 births
- 1890s 404
1890s
404 births
- 1900s 569
1900s
569 births
- 1910s
1910s
3,350 births
- 1920s
1920s
4,480 births
- 1930s
1930s
2,622 births
- 1940s 1,673
1940s
1,673 births
- 1950s 1,759
1950s
1,759 births
- 1960s 1,452
1960s
1,452 births
- 1970s 913
1970s
913 births
- 1980s 989
1980s
989 births
- 1990s 899
1990s
899 births
- 2000s 947
2000s
947 births
- 2010s 619
2010s
619 births
- 2020s 320
2020s
320 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 4,480 births (21% of all-time use).
How Erwin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Erwin's total volume
Erwin by state
Where Erwin concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,148 | 10.1% |
| #2 | California | | 1,879 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,482 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 1,290 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 1,132 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 1,122 | 5.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 678 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 642 | 3.0% |
2,148 of 21,213 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Erwin appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Erwin's data
- Erwin's decade-level peak was the 1920s (4,480 total births); usage has since declined to 320 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Erwins (2,148 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Erwin
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Erwin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Erwin 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.