Recorded 1914–1940 Boys' name Peak 1923 65 births

Ercole — boys' name

65 babies named Ercole in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s271920s281930s51940s5
1920s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Ercole was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ercole in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ercole

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Ercole between 1914 and 1940, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ercole currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ercole performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ercole shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ercole 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 65 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.

Ercole at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

65

Since 1914

27 years of records

Peak year

1923

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1914

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1940

Ercole popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1914

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1923)
9
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Ercole by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
28 births that decade — 43% of Ercole's all-time total
1910s271920s281930s51940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ercole?
65 babies have been named Ercole since 1914. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1923 with 9 births.
When was Ercole most popular?
Ercole was most popular in the 1920s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Ercole been used?
Ercole has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 27 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Ercole?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ercel, Ercell, Ercil. 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, 1914–1940 (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.