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Girl name

Erva

100% girls · last recorded 2018

Erva has been given to about 636 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1922, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 179
Median age today85 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Erva per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1922 · 27
  • Born in 20250
  • All time636
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Erva?

Its best year was 1922, when 27 babies were given the name, ranking 1619th. The typical living American called Erva is about 85 years old today.

Names that sound like Erva

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Eva0.81
  2. Elva0.81
  3. Erma0.75
  4. Erna0.75
  5. Era0.75
  6. Melva0.70
  7. Treva0.70
  8. Belva0.70

Middle names for Erva

Ranked by flow score
  1. Erva Josephine0.84
  2. Erva Rose0.83
  3. Erva Louise0.83
  4. Erva June0.82
  5. Erva Pearl0.82
  6. Erva Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Erva

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.76
  2. Ilasister · 0.75
  3. Cleoeither · 0.74
  4. Winonasister · 0.72
  5. Forestbrother · 0.66
  6. Juniorbrother · 0.64

Where Erva is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Erva White0.78
    2. Erva Reyes0.78
    3. Erva Nguyen0.78
    4. Erva Moore0.78
    5. Erva Lee0.78
    6. Erva Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Erva

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.