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Ervin

boy name
Origin
Germanic
Syllables
2
Peak era
1910s/1920s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

variant of Erwin, friend of the boar

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Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1910s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ervin peaked in the 1910s and the 1920s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

386 people · the #15,986 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 62

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s

Among people named Ervin living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Ervin

People given the name Ervin in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1999. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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