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Erving

/ˈɝvɪŋ/ · 100% boys · last recorded 2018

Erving has been given to about 940 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɝvɪŋ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 504
Median age today49 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Erving per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1921 · 23
  • Born in 20250
  • All time940

How popular is Erving?

Its best year was 1921, when 23 babies were given the name, ranking 1601st. The typical living American called Erving is about 49 years old today.

Names that sound like Erving

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Irving0.80
  2. Ervin0.78
  3. Sterling0.72
  4. Erwin0.65
  5. Elvin0.65
  6. King0.55
  7. Eric0.53
  8. Edwin0.53

Middle names for Erving

Ranked by flow score
  1. Erving Paul0.77
  2. Erving John0.77
  3. Erving Lee0.77
  4. Erving Dean0.76
  5. Erving Blake0.76
  6. Erving Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Erving

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.74
  2. Amosbrother · 0.72
  3. Forestbrother · 0.72
  4. Louiebrother · 0.72
  5. Celiasister · 0.71
  6. Lenorasister · 0.71

Where Erving is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Erving Anderson0.77
    2. Erving Reyes0.72
    3. Erving Nguyen0.72
    4. Erving Moore0.72
    5. Erving Lee0.72
    6. Erving Hall0.72

    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 Erving

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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