Erwin
Erwin is a name with multiple cultural origins: German, Dutch, Polish, Germanic.
- German
- Dutch
- Polish
- Germanic
Meaning & Origin of Erwin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Erwin is a name with multiple cultural origins: German, Dutch, Polish, Germanic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Dutch
- Polish
- Germanic
The Story of Erwin
Erwin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 16 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1918: 512 births, good for #233 nationwide. About 21% of every Erwin on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Erwin ranks #2,435 for baby boys with 57 births, gradually rising (+11%). All told, over 21K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Erwin
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Erwin. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Eberwin
- Hariwini
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About the name Erwin
Erwin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 21K births in the dataset. Erwin's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #215. Use the chart and map above to compare Erwin'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.