Ervin

Meaning: Fresh or green water; sea or army companion
Origin: Germanic or Gaelic

Boy's name · #1656 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Ervin holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1656 in 2025). About 39,000 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

In recent years, Ervin ran about 5× its national rate in Pennsylvania.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Ervin ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,063 in Austria (2025) · #1,143 in Sweden (2025) · #1,670 in Switzerland (2025) · #3,384 in Canada (2024).

Famous Ervins

Ervin Zukanović — Bosnia and Herzegovina association football player
Ervin Skela — Albanian footballer
Ervin László — Hungarian musician and philosopher
Ervin Zádor — Hungarian water polo player, swimming and water polo coach (1935–2012)
Ervin Bulku — Albanian footballer

In stories & tradition

Ervin Burrell — The Wire (TV series)

What Ervins become

Among 417 notable people named Ervin:

Sports figures appear 1.38× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ervin Zukanović, Bosnia and Herzegovina association football player.

Similar names: Aubrey · Erwin · Elvin · Mervin · Irvin · Marlin

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