Recorded 1914–1948 Unisex name Peak 1914 76 births

Ercil — boys' name

76 babies named Ercil in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s251920s411930s51940s5
1920s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Ercil was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ercil in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ercil

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Ercil between 1914 and 1948, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ercil currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Ercil is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 1919.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ercil performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ercil shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ercil 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 76 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.

Ercil at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

76

Since 1914

35 years of records

Peak year

1914

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1914

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1948

Ercil popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1914

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1914)
7
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1948192819251922192019161914 7

Ercil popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1919 (Ercil as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1919 6

Ercil by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
41 births that decade — 54% of Ercil's all-time total
1910s251920s411930s51940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ercil?
76 babies have been named Ercil since 1914. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1914 with 7 births.
When was Ercil most popular?
Ercil was most popular in the 1920s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
Is Ercil a unisex name?
Yes, Ercil is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 76 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Ercil been used?
Ercil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 35 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Ercil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ercel, Ercell, Ercole. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1914–1948 (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.