Given name & surname
Erhardt
“a man of strong resolve”
In German use, Erhardt has a related form in Erhard. One German interpretation is “a man of strong resolve.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Erhardt has a related form in Erhard. One German interpretation is “a man of strong resolve.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In German use, Erhardt has a related form in Erhard. Erhard has been associated with Germanic and Irish naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In German use, Erhardt has a related form in Erhard. The history of Erhard gives this family its wider story. Erhard’s historical associations include a 7th-century saint, allegedly of Irish origin.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Erhardt through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 92
- 92 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 1929. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,069 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Erhardt’s family of names
In German usage, Erhardt as a surname has a short form in EHRLE. In German usage, Erhardt has a related form in Erhard. In German usage, Erhardt as a surname has a related form in EHRHARDT.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Erhardt
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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