Boy name Germanic origin

Erwin

UR-win · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Friend of the army
Language
Germanic
Culture
German
Style era
modern
Themes
German · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2422
2024 births57
Peak year1918
First appeared1880
Total US births21,153
1918 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
IrwinErwynn
In other languages
Erwin

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