Total births
65
Boys' name · since 1914
Ercole
Ercole has 65 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 65
- total births
- 1914–1940
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
65 boys have been named Ercole since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ercole has 65 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1914 to 1940.
- 65 total births
- 1914–1940 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
65 boys have been named Ercole since 1914, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1940.
- 65
- total births
- 1914–1940
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
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.
Ercole's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ercole's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1931, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ercole at a glance
Last recorded 1940Peak year
1923
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Ercole popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1940
- Peak year (1923)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Ercole by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Ercole's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Ercole births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
27 births
- 1920s
1920s
28 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 28 births (43% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ercole? ▼
Ercole has been given to 65 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1940. 9 babies were born in 1923, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ercole since 1914 -- 27 years through the most recent 1940 data.
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.
What to do with Ercole's data
- Ercole's decade-level peak was the 1920s (28 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1914–1940 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ercole: Baby Name Since 1914 - 65 Births, Peak 1923." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ercole. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ercole 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 June 2026.