Unisex name · since 1891
Ercell
257 babies named Ercell in U.S. Social Security records since 1891, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,333 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 257
- born since 1891
- 1920s
- peak decade
257 girls have been named Ercell since 1891, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ercell has 257 recorded births among girls since 1891, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 1942.
- #17,333 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 257 born since 1891
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ercell ranks #17,333 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 257 born since 1891, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,333 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 257
- born since 1891
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ercell's 257 recorded births place it above 75.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Ercell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ercell splits its recorded history at 1921: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1891 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ercell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–1942
- Peak year (1922)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Ercell popularity over time - boys
125 total births recorded since 1912 (Ercell as boys' name)
Ercell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (120 births, 47% of the file).
1920s was Ercell's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Ercell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 25
1900s
25 births
- 1910s
1910s
76 births
- 1920s
1920s
120 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 120 births (47% of all-time use).
Ercell by state
Where Ercell concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 6 | 2.3% |
6 of 257 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ercell's data
- Ercell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Ercells (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ercell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1891–1942 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ercell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.