Boy name Scottish Gaelic origin

Ervin

UR-vin · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Friend of the sea or green river
Language
Scottish Gaelic
Culture
Scottish
Style era
modern
Themes
Scottish · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1935
2024 births81
Peak year1921
First appeared1880
Total US births38,880
1921 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Erv
Alternate spellings
IrvinIrving
In other languages
Earvin

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