At a glance
- In short
- Erving is a unique and recognizable male name with British and American origins.
- U.S. rank 2025
- Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2018 (#12,156)
- Babies in 2018
- 5 (<0.01% of boys)
- Peak
- #706 in 1881
- First recorded
- 1881
Meaning of Erving
Erving is a male name with origins in both British and American English. It is pronounced as UR-ving (/ˈɜː.vɪŋ/) in both dialects. The name is a variation of the more common name Irving. In terms of popularity, Erving has had fluctuating occurrences throughout the years in the United States. It reached its peak in 1979 when it ranked as the 5th most popular name for newborn boys, with 6,055 occurrences. Since then, its popularity has gradually declined but still remains a recognizable and unique choice for parents looking for a distinctive name for their baby boy.
How to pronounce Erving
English
- Pronounced UR-ving /ˈɜr.vɪŋ/
Popularity of Erving in the U.S.
Erving was last recorded in the U.S. in 2018, ranked #12,156 with 5 babies. It peaked at #706 in 1881. It first appears in the records in 1881.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1881–2018 93 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | 12,156 | ▼ 1,381 |
| 2017 | 6 | 10,775 | back (not recorded in 2014–2016) |
| 2013 | 7 | 9,655 | back (not recorded in 2010–2012) |
| 2009 | 8 | 8,985 | ▲ 3,568 |
| 2008 | 5 | 12,553 | ▼ 4,380 |
| 2007 | 9 | 8,173 | back (not recorded in 2006) |
| 2005 | 6 | 10,151 | ▼ 3,631 |
| 2004 | 11 | 6,520 | back (not recorded in 2003) |
| 2002 | 6 | 9,392 | back (not recorded in 2001) |
| 2000 | 11 | 5,920 | ▲ 1,954 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7,874 | ▼ 314 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7,560 | back (not recorded in 1996–1997) |
| 1995 | 10 | 5,501 | ▼ 49 |
| 1994 | 10 | 5,452 | ▲ 776 |
| 1993 | 8 | 6,228 | ▼ 1,664 |
| 1992 | 12 | 4,564 | ▲ 532 |
| 1991 | 10 | 5,096 | ▼ 1,317 |
| 1990 | 15 | 3,779 | ▼ 574 |
| 1989 | 18 | 3,205 | ▲ 1,581 |
| 1988 | 9 | 4,786 | ▼ 1,447 |
| 1987 | 14 | 3,339 | ▲ 1,514 |
| 1986 | 8 | 4,853 | ▼ 155 |
| 1985 | 8 | 4,698 | ▼ 483 |
| 1984 | 9 | 4,215 | ▼ 585 |
| 1983 | 11 | 3,630 | ▲ 336 |
| 1982 | 10 | 3,966 | ▲ 543 |
| 1981 | 8 | 4,509 | ▼ 14 |
| 1980 | 8 | 4,495 | ▲ 1,561 |
| 1979 | 5 | 6,056 | ▼ 996 |
| 1978 | 6 | 5,060 | ▼ 1,224 |
| 1977 | 9 | 3,836 | ▼ 365 |
| 1976 | 10 | 3,471 | back (not recorded in 1975) |
| 1974 | 6 | 4,634 | back (not recorded in 1973) |
| 1972 | 5 | 4,986 | back (not recorded in 1971) |
| 1970 | 6 | 4,230 | ▼ 635 |
| 1969 | 7 | 3,595 | ▼ 230 |
| 1968 | 7 | 3,365 | ▼ 895 |
| 1967 | 11 | 2,470 | ▲ 314 |
| 1966 | 9 | 2,784 | ▲ 198 |
| 1965 | 8 | 2,982 | back (not recorded in 1961–1964) |
| 1960 | 5 | 4,038 | ▼ 1,217 |
| 1959 | 9 | 2,821 | ▼ 179 |
| 1958 | 10 | 2,642 | ▼ 452 |
| 1957 | 14 | 2,190 | ▲ 171 |
| 1956 | 12 | 2,361 | ▲ 197 |
| 1955 | 10 | 2,558 | ▲ 384 |
| 1954 | 8 | 2,942 | ▲ 201 |
| 1953 | 7 | 3,143 | ▲ 230 |
| 1952 | 6 | 3,373 | ▼ 1,469 |
| 1951 | 16 | 1,904 | ▲ 534 |
| 1950 | 10 | 2,438 | ▲ 860 |
| 1949 | 6 | 3,298 | ▼ 288 |
| 1948 | 7 | 3,010 | ▼ 512 |
| 1947 | 10 | 2,498 | ▲ 192 |
| 1946 | 8 | 2,690 | back (not recorded in 1944–1945) |
| 1943 | 9 | 2,563 | ▲ 997 |
| 1942 | 5 | 3,560 | ▼ 904 |
| 1941 | 8 | 2,656 | ▼ 477 |
| 1940 | 11 | 2,179 | ▲ 650 |
| 1939 | 7 | 2,829 | back (not recorded in 1938) |
| 1937 | 12 | 2,088 | ▲ 364 |
| 1936 | 9 | 2,452 | ▲ 499 |
| 1935 | 7 | 2,951 | ▼ 209 |
| 1934 | 8 | 2,742 | ▼ 837 |
| 1933 | 14 | 1,905 | ▲ 17 |
| 1932 | 15 | 1,922 | ▲ 5 |
| 1931 | 15 | 1,927 | ▲ 251 |
| 1930 | 13 | 2,178 | ▲ 802 |
| 1929 | 8 | 2,980 | ▼ 818 |
| 1928 | 14 | 2,162 | ▼ 41 |
| 1927 | 15 | 2,121 | ▼ 140 |
| 1926 | 16 | 1,981 | ▼ 175 |
| 1925 | 19 | 1,806 | ▲ 88 |
| 1924 | 18 | 1,894 | ▼ 198 |
| 1923 | 21 | 1,696 | ▲ 256 |
| 1922 | 17 | 1,952 | ▼ 364 |
| 1921 | 23 | 1,588 | ▲ 643 |
| 1920 | 14 | 2,231 | ▼ 655 |
| 1919 | 22 | 1,576 | ▲ 497 |
| 1918 | 15 | 2,073 | ▼ 173 |
| 1917 | 16 | 1,900 | ▼ 254 |
| 1916 | 19 | 1,646 | ▼ 93 |
| 1915 | 20 | 1,553 | ▲ 904 |
| 1914 | 8 | 2,457 | ▼ 365 |
| 1913 | 8 | 2,092 | ▼ 47 |
| 1912 | 7 | 2,045 | ▼ 855 |
| 1911 | 9 | 1,190 | back (not recorded in 1909–1910) |
| 1908 | 6 | 1,217 | ▲ 128 |
| 1907 | 5 | 1,345 | back (not recorded in 1906) |
| 1905 | 6 | 1,091 | back (not recorded in 1901–1904) |
| 1900 | 6 | 1,162 | back (not recorded in 1896–1899) |
| 1895 | 5 | 1,079 | back (not recorded in 1882–1894) |
| 1881 | 7 | 706 | new |
Notable people named Erving
- Erving Goffman was a Canadian-born American sociologist and writer known for his influential work in social psychology.