Erwin
Erwin was the 2402nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 57 babies. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 216th; the most babies were born in 1918 (512). Over the last ten years it has moved up 174 places. More babies were named Erwin in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,402 boys, up 43 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 57boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1918512 babies
- Total since 1880
- 21,262babies recorded
Erwin popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 49 since 1916.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,402 | 57 |
| 2020 | #2,445 | 53 |
| 2010 | #1,689 | 91 |
| 2000 | #1,374 | 92 |
| 1990 | #1,158 | 88 |
| 1980 | #836 | 111 |
| 1970 | #791 | 108 |
| 1960 | #566 | 190 |
| 1950 | #573 | 141 |
| 1940 | #430 | 184 |
| 1930 | #298 | 370 |
| 1920 | #255 | 460 |
| 1910 | #290 | 72 |
| 1900 | #326 | 43 |
| 1890 | #291 | 35 |
| 1880 | #446 | 16 |
How popular is Erwin, counting every spelling?
Erwin is the most common spelling of a name family that had 70 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 70 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erwin | 57 | #2,402 | 267 |
| Irwin | 13 | #6,600 | 65 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Erwin?
57 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Erwin (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Erwin born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 147 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Erwin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Erwin?
About 7,800 people born in the US named Erwin are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 28 and 68. That makes Erwin mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Erwin by state
How common Erwin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.7×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Erwin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Erwin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Erwin
How popular is the name Erwin?
Erwin was the 2402nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 57 babies. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 216th; the most babies were born in 1918 (512). Over the last ten years it has moved up 174 places. More babies were named Erwin in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Erwin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Erwin in the US.
Where is Erwin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Erwin was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Massachusetts.