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Ervin

Boy

Meaning of Ervin: Scottish: 'handsome'

Ervin is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1644th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1644

101 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

39,129

First recorded 1880 · peak 1921

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 184 babies1982: 164 babies1983: 155 babies1984: 159 babies1985: 132 babies1986: 141 babies1987: 161 babies1988: 200 babies1989: 158 babies1990: 164 babies19901991: 164 babies1992: 207 babies1993: 169 babies1994: 137 babies1995: 143 babies1996: 152 babies1997: 144 babies1998: 115 babies1999: 118 babies2000: 128 babies20002001: 136 babies2002: 141 babies2003: 174 babies2004: 119 babies2005: 136 babies2006: 140 babies2007: 147 babies2008: 138 babies2009: 133 babies2010: 112 babies20102011: 116 babies2012: 110 babies2013: 130 babies2014: 109 babies2015: 98 babies2016: 91 babies2017: 116 babies2018: 102 babies2019: 108 babies2020: 93 babies20202021: 81 babies2022: 102 babies2023: 86 babies2024: 82 babies2025: 101 babies
US babies named Ervin per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 207.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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