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.

#20,314 of 45,481
all-time among boys
65
born since 1914
1920s
peak 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.

  • #20,314 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 65 born since 1914
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ercole ranks #20,314 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.

#20,314 of 45,481
all-time among boys
65
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ercole's 65 recorded births place it above 55.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1923)
9
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
45678910 1914191519161919192019211923192419311940 5

Ercole by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (28 births, 43% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 28 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 archive ordinal is #20,314 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1940. 9 babies were born in 1923, its single highest year.
Where does Ercole sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ercole ranks #20,314 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ercole

Nearby Names Like Ercole

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ercole

Ercel Boy
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Ercell Boy
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Ercil Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ercole: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1914–1940 (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 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 August 2026.