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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Erbie

Used in both girl and boy records

Erbie appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Erbie by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDErbie as a girl’s nameUS records 1912–1920
#46036girl rank1920peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDErbie as a boy’s nameUS records 1916–1954
#11508boy rank1918peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Erbie in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19125 uses#297919121912–19202 listed years
Boy191813 uses#219819371916–195424 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.