Erwin

Meaning: Army friend
Origin: Germanic

Boy's name · #2402 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Erwin — on the books since 1880, #2402 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 21,000 boys have carried the name since. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#336 in Poland (2025) · #526 in Ecuador (2025) · #889 in Austria (2025) · #1,022 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #1,520 in France (2025) · #4,275 in England & Wales (2025) · #11,079 in Italy (2024) · #2,710 in Canada (2024) · #1,232 in Belgium (2020) · #718 in Ireland (2012) · #392 in Puerto Rico (2005).

Famous Erwins

Erwin Schrödinger — Austrian physicist (1887–1961)
Erwin Rommel — German field marshal (1891–1944)
Erwin Neher — German biophysicist and Nobel laureate (born 1944)
Erwin Panofsky — German art historian (1892–1968)
Erwin von Witzleben — Field Marshal of Nazi Germany (1881–1944)
Erwin Koeman — Dutch footballer and manager (born 1961)
Erwin Chargaff — American biochemist (1905–2002)
Erwin Piscator — German theatre director (1893–1966)

In stories & tradition

Erwin König — Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad (book)
Erwin Smith — Attack on Titan (manga)
Erwin Marcel — 86 (novel series)

What Erwins become

Among 2,285 notable people named Erwin:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.61× more often than among typical names — e.g. Erwin Griswold, American lawyer (1904–1994).

Similar names: Raleigh · Ervin · Oswald · Elvin · Armin · Elton

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