Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Erwin

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Erwin
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1918

Peak rank proxy

512

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19182024

Peak year

1918

Decline from peak

88.9%

2024

All-time

21,153

Erwin has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1918, when 512 boys were named Erwin.

In 2024, only 57 boys were given the name.

Down 88.9% from its peak.

All told, about 21,153 Americans have been named Erwin and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

Curious about the history of Erwin? Browse books about the name Erwin on Amazon.