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Erwin
OriginGerman
Meaning"respected friend"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · boys#2402
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 in US births in 1981 SSA, peaked at #3450 in 1917.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Girls #4,613
Boys #2,402
20142025
18802025
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 SchrodingerBoy
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- Erwin RommelBoy
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- Erwin PanofskyBoy
German art historian
- Erwin NeherBoy
winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Erwin in pop culture
- ErwinBoy
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- Erwin "Whistler" EmoryBoy
character from the movie "Sneakers"
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