Boys' name · since 1915
Errett
Errett has 23 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,781 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Errett sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 23 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Errett has been recorded 23 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1930.
- #27,781 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 23 born since 1915
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Errett ranks #27,781 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.
- #27,781 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Errett's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Errett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Errett splits its recorded history at 1921: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Errett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1930
- Peak year (1919)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Errett by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (12 births, 52% of the file).
1910s was Errett's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Errett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 12 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Errett's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1930s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Errett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~15 yrs)
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, 1915–1930 (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 Errett 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.