Erwin

Erwin was the #2,390 boys' name in the US in 2025 (57 babies), and #4,275 in England & Wales.

Erwin as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Erwin as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Erwin as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#2,390 (57)#4,275 (4)——
2024#2,418 (57)#4,271 (4)—#2,710 (6)
2023#2,480 (54)#3,524 (5)—#1,947 (9)
2022#2,616 (51)#4,002 (4)—#2,493 (6)
2021#2,652 (48)——#2,260 (7)
2020#2,437 (53)——#2,431 (6)
2019#2,556 (51)#3,013 (6)——
2018#2,546 (50)#4,749 (3)—#2,740 (5)
2017#2,672 (46)#4,812 (3)——
2016#2,412 (53)#4,810 (3)——
2015#2,565 (48)#4,747 (3)—#2,387 (6)
2014#2,098 (66)#4,632 (3)——
2013#2,139 (62)——#2,086 (7)
2012#1,983 (71)#4,805 (3)#718 (3)—
2011#1,780 (81)——#2,629 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1901 at #215.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 1981, 5% of US babies named Erwin were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 30,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 30,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Erwin is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 28,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 26,000 to 1 in 30,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Erwin by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: #789MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,508CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Erwin (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ErwinCanadaBoys—too few
ErwinEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
ErwinIrelandBoys—too few
ErwinNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ErwinUSGirls—too few
ErwinUSBoys#2,39057