Ervin
Usage of Ervin in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Ervin against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Ervin is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Ervin is a form of Irvin or Erwin, given the Scottish meaning “beautiful.” Ervin is also read as Old English for “sea friend.” Basketball great Earvin “Magic” Johnson carries a form of the name.
Ervin in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 101 boys were named Ervin, making it the #1654 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 38,991 boys have been named Ervin, with the most (859) in 1921. It is most common, relative to births, in Iowa, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | #391 boys | 2 | Kosovo Agency of Statistics (ASK), name search tool based on Civil Registration Agency data, 2024 |
| Poland | #705 boys | 2 | Ministry of Digital Affairs (Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji), PESEL register, via dane.gov.pl, 2025 |
| Switzerland | #186 boys | 1 | Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS/UST), 2025 |
| Hungary | #90 boys (all ages) | 5,473 | Ministry of the Interior of Hungary (Belügyminisztérium), Deputy State Secretariat for Registers (Nyilvántartások Vezetéséért Felelős Helyettes Államtitkárság), 2026 |
| Kosovo | #345 boys (all ages) | 758 | Kosovo Agency of Statistics (ASK), name search tool based on Civil Registration Agency data, 2025 |
| Slovakia (as Ervín) | #197 boys (all ages) | 6 | City of Banská Bystrica (municipal e-government open data), 2026 |
| Slovenia | #193 boys (all ages) | 976 | Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), 2026 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Ervin in other languages
- Erwin Dutch, German, Polish
- Ervino Italian
- Ervīns Latvian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Lakes named Ervin
There are 3 lakes and reservoirs with Ervin in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 2🇨🇦 Canada 1
| Name | Where | |
|---|---|---|
| Ervin Lake | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Ervin Pond | Maine, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lac Ervin | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Ervin
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Ervin.
Fictional characters named Ervin
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
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