Boy
Ervin
Ervin means "Boar friend or green water", according to etymological references. It peaked back in the 1920s and has been gradually easing since. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
EtymologyVariant of Irving/Erwin
Etymology"Boar friend" or "green water"
Births by decade
1900s
895
1910s
5,029
1920s
7,636
1930s
5,086
1940s
4,546
1950s
4,293
1960s
2,766
1970s
1,781
1980s
1,627
1990s
1,502
2000s
1,337
2010s
849
Peaked in the 1920s · 37,347 total U.S. births since 1900