Ervin is an established boys' name that peaked in 1921 and has since faded.
Ervin is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,656 for boy births in the United States (and #3,513 across all names), given to 101 babies. Ervin first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1921 (859 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 101 | 101 | — | #1,656 |
| 2024 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,926 |
| 2023 | 86 | 86 | — | #1,854 |
| 2022 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,683 |
| 2021 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,891 |
| 2020 | 93 | 93 | — | #1,689 |
| 2019 | 108 | 108 | — | #1,551 |
| 2018 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,609 |
| 2017 | 116 | 116 | — | #1,462 |
| 2016 | 91 | 91 | — | #1,708 |
| 2015 | 98 | 98 | — | #1,628 |
| 2014 | 109 | 109 | — | #1,487 |
| 2013 | 130 | 130 | — | #1,323 |
| 2012 | 110 | 110 | — | #1,468 |
| 2011 | 116 | 116 | — | #1,425 |
| 2010 | 112 | 112 | — | #1,464 |
| 2009 | 133 | 133 | — | #1,309 |
| 2008 | 138 | 138 | — | #1,268 |
| 2007 | 147 | 147 | — | #1,199 |
| 2006 | 140 | 140 | — | #1,197 |
| 2005 | 136 | 136 | — | #1,172 |
| 2004 | 119 | 119 | — | #1,267 |
| 2003 | 174 | 174 | — | #943 |
| 2002 | 141 | 141 | — | #1,074 |
| 2001 | 136 | 136 | — | #1,063 |
| 2000 | 128 | 133 | — | #1,099 |
| 1999 | 118 | 125 | — | #1,121 |
| 1998 | 115 | 115 | — | #1,115 |
| 1997 | 144 | — | — | #938 |
| 1996 | 152 | — | — | #889 |
| 1995 | 143 | — | — | #926 |
| 1994 | 137 | — | — | #944 |
| 1993 | 169 | — | — | #813 |
| 1992 | 207 | — | — | #716 |
| 1991 | 164 | — | — | #806 |
| 1990 | 164 | — | #13,647 | #804 |
| 1989 | 158 | — | — | #789 |
| 1988 | 200 | — | #12,390 | #675 |
| 1987 | 161 | — | — | #721 |
| 1986 | 141 | — | — | #766 |
| 1985 | 132 | — | — | #772 |
| 1984 | 159 | — | — | #690 |
| 1983 | 155 | — | — | #690 |
| 1982 | 164 | — | — | #677 |
| 1981 | 184 | — | #9,445 | #638 |
| 1980 | 173 | — | — | #660 |
| 1979 | 171 | — | #9,341 | #666 |
| 1978 | 157 | — | — | #669 |
| 1977 | 151 | — | — | #690 |
| 1976 | 145 | — | — | #690 |
| 1975 | 156 | — | — | #659 |
| 1974 | 180 | — | — | #598 |
| 1973 | 175 | — | — | #593 |
| 1972 | 222 | — | — | #534 |
| 1971 | 219 | — | — | #545 |
| 1970 | 206 | — | — | #567 |
| 1969 | 215 | — | — | #535 |
| 1968 | 218 | — | — | #511 |
| 1967 | 231 | — | — | #493 |
| 1966 | 247 | — | — | #485 |
| 1965 | 297 | — | — | #450 |
| 1964 | 255 | — | — | #494 |
| 1963 | 308 | — | — | #451 |
| 1962 | 332 | — | #5,460 | #441 |
| 1961 | 328 | — | — | #445 |
| 1960 | 334 | — | — | #440 |
| 1959 | 415 | — | — | #389 |
| 1958 | 377 | — | — | #401 |
| 1957 | 418 | — | — | #378 |
| 1956 | 432 | — | — | #355 |
| 1955 | 423 | — | — | #351 |
| 1954 | 448 | — | — | #336 |
| 1953 | 463 | — | #4,341 | #330 |
| 1952 | 430 | — | — | #333 |
| 1951 | 465 | — | — | #321 |
| 1950 | 424 | — | — | #328 |
| 1949 | 454 | — | — | #323 |
| 1948 | 484 | — | #5,494 | #310 |
| 1947 | 493 | — | — | #310 |
| 1946 | 428 | — | #4,119 | #314 |
| 1945 | 424 | — | #4,760 | #290 |
| 1944 | 424 | — | #4,783 | #290 |
| 1943 | 484 | — | — | #277 |
| 1942 | 490 | — | — | #269 |
| 1941 | 450 | — | — | #266 |
| 1940 | 416 | — | — | #274 |
| 1939 | 432 | — | — | #259 |
| 1938 | 488 | — | — | #241 |
| 1937 | 429 | — | #3,558 | #262 |
| 1936 | 483 | — | — | #235 |
| 1935 | 497 | — | — | #234 |
| 1934 | 542 | — | #4,481 | #223 |
| 1933 | 467 | — | — | #241 |
| 1932 | 550 | — | — | #219 |
| 1931 | 569 | — | — | #218 |
| 1930 | 631 | — | #4,207 | #211 |
| 1929 | 645 | — | — | #205 |
| 1928 | 672 | — | — | #203 |
| 1927 | 772 | — | #3,376 | #189 |
| 1926 | 776 | — | #3,676 | #187 |
| 1925 | 742 | — | #5,229 | #187 |
| 1924 | 729 | — | — | #192 |
| 1923 | 794 | — | #4,567 | #177 |
| 1922 | 791 | — | — | #177 |
| 1921 | 865 | — | #4,653 | #172 |
| 1920 | 852 | — | #3,420 | #163 |
| 1919 | 803 | — | — | #169 |
| 1918 | 812 | — | #4,456 | #168 |
| 1917 | 718 | — | — | #174 |
| 1916 | 699 | — | #3,666 | #173 |
| 1915 | 582 | — | — | #190 |
| 1914 | 499 | — | #3,807 | #180 |
| 1913 | 347 | — | — | #195 |
| 1912 | 294 | — | — | #196 |
| 1911 | 144 | — | — | #205 |
| 1910 | 131 | — | — | #199 |
| 1909 | 103 | — | — | #206 |
| 1908 | 97 | — | — | #209 |
| 1907 | 116 | — | — | #186 |
| 1906 | 101 | — | — | #178 |
| 1905 | 112 | — | — | #172 |
| 1904 | 81 | — | — | #202 |
| 1903 | 58 | — | — | #242 |
| 1902 | 76 | — | — | #206 |
| 1901 | 63 | — | — | #215 |
| 1900 | 88 | — | — | #209 |
| 1899 | 53 | — | — | #229 |
| 1898 | 68 | — | — | #211 |
| 1897 | 55 | — | — | #235 |
| 1896 | 55 | — | — | #246 |
| 1895 | 51 | — | — | #252 |
| 1894 | 56 | — | — | #228 |
| 1893 | 42 | — | — | #269 |
| 1892 | 52 | — | — | #246 |
| 1891 | 35 | — | — | #274 |
| 1890 | 43 | — | — | #262 |
| 1889 | 52 | — | — | #224 |
| 1888 | 54 | — | — | #237 |
| 1887 | 35 | — | — | #272 |
| 1886 | 32 | — | — | #303 |
| 1885 | 35 | — | — | #283 |
| 1884 | 51 | — | — | #237 |
| 1883 | 46 | — | — | #232 |
| 1882 | 44 | — | — | #258 |
| 1881 | 32 | — | — | #279 |
| 1880 | 30 | — | — | #307 |