Erwin
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Erwin
One of the many names with a strong "er" sound, like Bertram and Ernest, that was huge in the 1920s and is languishing in style limbo now. One famous bearer is the physicist Erwin Schrödinger, as in Schrödinger's cat.
Erwin is also given to girls.
Pronounced ER-win.
As of October 2026, Erwin ranked #9445 for girls in US births in 1981 and #2402 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3450 for girls in 1917 and #216 for boys in 1901.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #2,101 | 66 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #2,576 | 48 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #2,419 | 53 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #2,689 | 46 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #2,556 | 50 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #2,562 | 51 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #2,444 | 53 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #2,664 | 48 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #2,623 | 51 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #2,488 | 54 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #2,422 | 57 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #2,402 | 57 |
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Erwin on lists
Famous Erwins
- Erwin SchrodingerBoy
Austrian physicist and Nobel Prize winner
- Erwin RommelBoy
German WWII field marshal known for opposing Hitler
- Erwin PiscatorBoy
German theater director
- Erwin PanofskyBoy
German art historian
- Erwin NeherBoy
winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Erwin in pop culture
- ErwinBoy
Tennessee
- Erwin "Whistler" EmoryBoy
character from the movie "Sneakers"