Recorded 1915–1930 Boys' name Peak 1919 23 births

Errett — boys' name

23 babies named Errett in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s51930s6
1910s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Errett was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

7 babies were named Errett in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Errett

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Errett between 1915 and 1930, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Errett currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1930. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Errett performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Errett shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Errett 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 23 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.

Errett at a glance

Last recorded 1930

Total births

23

Since 1915

16 years of records

Peak year

1919

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1930

Active since

1915

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1930

Errett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1915

Last recorded 1930
Peak year (1919)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1930192119191915 5

Errett by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
12 births that decade — 52% of Errett's all-time total
1910s121920s51930s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Errett?
23 babies have been named Errett since 1915. It was last recorded in 1930. The peak year was 1919 with 7 births.
When was Errett most popular?
Errett was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Errett been used?
Errett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 16 years of data through 1930.
What names are similar to Errett?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Errol, Errick, Erron, Erroll, 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, 1915–1930 (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.