The first name Ervin
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Ervin last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 4 boys. It peaked in 2006, with 9 births (#1,892).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ervin with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ervin at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 101 boys born in the United States were named Ervin, the 1,656th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1921, when 859 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Ervin
17 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ervin ZukanovićBosnia and Herzegovina association football player, born 1987
- Ervin SkelaAlbanian footballer, born 1976
- Ervin BulkuAlbanian footballer, born 1981
- Ervin MészárosFencer (1877–1940)
- Ervin HallAmerican hurdler, born 1947
- Ervin JohnsonAmerican basketball player (born 1967)
- Pablo Ervin Schmitz SimonAmerican priest, born 1943
- Ervin DrakeAmerican songwriter (1919-2015)
- Ervin SzabóAnarcho-syndicalist social scientist and librarian, 1877–1918
- Ervin OmićAustrian association football player, born 2003
- Ain-Ervin MereEstonian SS officer (1903–1969)
- Ervin VacaBolivian footballer, born 2004
Questions
- How popular is the name Ervin?
- In 2024, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Ervin, ranking 4,270th. Its peak was 2006, with 9 births.
- Is Ervin a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 39,129 US babies named Ervin since 1880 were boys.
- When was Ervin most popular?
- 1921 in the United States, when 859 babies were named Ervin, its highest rank at 172nd.
- Is Ervin also a surname?
- Yes. Ervin is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.