Recorded 1966–1991 Boys' name Peak 1986 34 births

Eril — boys' name

34 babies named Eril in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61980s231990s5
1980s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Eril was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

7 babies were named Eril in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eril

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Eril between 1966 and 1991, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eril currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eril performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Eril shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eril 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 34 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.

Eril at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

34

Since 1966

26 years of records

Peak year

1986

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1966

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1991

Eril popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1966

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1986)
7
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199119881986198419801966 6

Eril by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 68% of Eril's all-time total
1960s61980s231990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eril?
34 babies have been named Eril since 1966. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1986 with 7 births.
When was Eril most popular?
Eril was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Eril been used?
Eril has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 26 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Eril?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eric, Erik, Erick, Erich, and 4 more. 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, 1966–1991 (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.