Recorded 1907–1939 Girls' name Peak 1916 84 births

Ercelle — girls' name

84 babies named Ercelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Ercelle was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

14 babies were named Ercelle in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ercelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Ercelle between 1907 and 1939, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ercelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ercelle performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ercelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ercelle in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 84 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ercelle at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

84

Since 1907

33 years of records

Peak year

1916

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1907

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1939

Ercelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1907

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1916)
14
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Ercelle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
37 births that decade — 44% of Ercelle's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ercelle?
84 babies have been named Ercelle since 1907. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1916 with 14 births.
When was Ercelle most popular?
Ercelle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Ercelle been used?
Ercelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 33 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Ercelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ercell, Ercel, Ercilia, Ercie, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1907–1939 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.