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Erving
OriginVariation of Irving
About Erving
A rarely-used variant on Irving, perhaps best known as the surname of basketball player Julius "Dr J." Erving. This name is waiting in style limbo for a vintage revival of names with a strong "er" sound.
Pronounced ER-ving.
As of October 2026, Erving ranked #12733 in US births in 2018 SSA, peaked at #732 in 1881.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Erving on lists
Famous Ervings
- Erving Goffman
Canadian,American sociologist
- Erving Polster
American Gestalt therapist
- Erving Joe Botaka
Ioboma, Congolese,Russian footballer
- Julius Winfield Erving
American basketball player
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