Ervin

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Ervin

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Ervin comes from the German pronunciation of the name Erwin. The German origin of the name Erwin is from “era” (honor) and “win” (friend).

History:
Ervin was a common name in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Please see Erwin for more information.

Pronunciation: urr-win.

Alternates: Irwin, Erwin, Irvin.

See also: Irvin, Erwin.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.023 % named Ervin
0.020 % named Irvin
0.015 % named Erwin
0.009 % named Irwin

0.013 % surnamed Irwin
0.011 % surnamed Ervin
0.010 % surnamed Erwin
0.009 % surnamed Irvin

Popularity of Ervin:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 401st most popular.
1875: 295th most popular.
1900-1910: 205th most popular.
1910-1920: 199th most popular.
1920-1930: 193rd most popular.
1930-1940: 258th most popular.
1940-1950: 338th most popular.
1950-1960: 369th most popular.
1960-1970: 459th most popular.
1970-1980: 594th most popular.
1980-1990: 863rd most popular.
1990: 830th most popular.
1991: 821st most popular.
1992: 742nd most popular.
1993: 815th most popular.
1994: 965th most popular.
1995: 958th most popular.
1996: 913th most popular.
1997: 946th most popular.
1998: N/A