Total births
454
Boys' name · since 1955
Erol
Erol has 454 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 454
- total births
- 1955–2017
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 22%
- born in that decade
Erol sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 454 recorded since 1955.
Erol has 454 recorded births among boys since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2017.
- 454 total births
- 1955–2017 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 22% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
454 boys have been named Erol since 1955, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2017.
- 454
- total births
- 1955–2017
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 22%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
22% of everyone ever named Erol was born in this single decade.
1966
Single peak year
16 babies were named Erol in 1966 - its busiest year on record.
Erol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Erol splits its recorded history at 1986: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1966 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Erol at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
1966
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1955
Erol popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2017
- Peak year (1966)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Erol by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Erol's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Erol births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 37
1950s
37 births
- 1960s
1960s
93 births
- 1970s
1970s
51 births
- 1980s
1980s
101 births
- 1990s
1990s
68 births
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 101 births (22% of all-time use).
Erol by state
Where Erol concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 31 | 6.8% |
New York share of Erol's total US births 6.8%
31 of 454 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Erol? ▼
Erol has been given to 454 babies in the U.S. since 1955, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 16 babies were born in 1966, its single highest year.
When was Erol most popular? ▼
Erol was most popular in the 1980s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
Where is Erol most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Erol are New York (31 births).
How long has the name Erol been used? ▼
Erol has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 63 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Erol? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eros, Eron, Ero, Eroz. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Erol's data
- Erol's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (101 total births) through the 2010s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Erols (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- 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.
Keep exploring Erol
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1955–2017 (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. "Erol: Baby Name Since 1955 - 454 Births, Peak 1966." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/erol. 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 Erol 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 July 2026.