Ervie
Ervie - or in Scottish Gaelic: An Eirbhe - is a hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, in the Rhins of Galloway, just outside Stranraer.
Meaning & Origin of Ervie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ervie - or in Scottish Gaelic: An Eirbhe - is a hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, in the Rhins of Galloway, just outside Stranraer.
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The Story of Ervie
As a girl name
Ervie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1892, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 8 Ervies were born — ranking #3,258 that year. As of 2026, Ervie ranks #4,570 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 41 Ervies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ervie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1911, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1928, when 11 Ervies were born — ranking #2,522 that year. As of 2026, Ervie ranks #4,404 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 193 Ervies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ervie
Ervie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 193 births in the dataset. Ervie's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #2,522. Use the chart and map above to compare Ervie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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