Boys' name · since 1915
Erroll
822 babies named Erroll in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,807 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 822
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Erroll sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 822 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erroll has been recorded 822 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. 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 2005.
- #5,807 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 822 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erroll ranks #5,807 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 822 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,807 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 822
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Erroll's 822 recorded births place it above 87.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Erroll's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Erroll's SSA record in two at 1965 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1959 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Erroll popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2005
- Peak year (1959)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Erroll by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (210 births, 26% of the file).
1950s was Erroll's strongest decade.
210 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Erroll births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 27
1920s
27 births
- 1930s 29
1930s
29 births
- 1940s
1940s
92 births
- 1950s
1950s
210 births
- 1960s
1960s
187 births
- 1970s
1970s
106 births
- 1980s
1980s
95 births
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 210 births (26% of all-time use).
How Erroll compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Erroll's total volume
Erroll by state
Where Erroll concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 28 | 3.4% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
28 of 822 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Erroll's data
- Erroll's decade-level peak was the 1950s (210 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Errolls (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Erroll: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1915–2005 (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 Erroll 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.