How Many People Are Named Erva?
An estimated 103 people in the United States have the first name Erva. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Erva peaked in popularity in 1922 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Erva as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Erva paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
103
About 1 in 3,327,712 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1922
27 births
Total Registered
636
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Erva
Erva is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 636 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Erva as a female name
Ranked #16,427 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 1922 (27 births)
Erva: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Erva span from the 1890s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 194 babies were registered. Erva has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Erva by Decade
How has Erva tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Erva + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Erva as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Erva
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Erva: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Erva?
We estimate approximately 103 people named Erva are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,327,712 Americans share this first name.
Is Erva a common name?
Erva is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 636 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Erva most popular?
Erva reached peak popularity in 1922, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Erva is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Erva a female name?
Erva is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Erva Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Erva Smith, Erva Johnson, Erva Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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