Errol Name Popularity

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How popular is Errol?

The rare name Errol was the 3,794th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Errol, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #354 in 1941 with 272 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Errol in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1911.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Errol occurred roughly during the years 1914-1918, 1931-1939, and 1954-1957, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1990-1993, 1994-1999, and 2008-2011.

Where is the name Errol popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

Errol's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Errol has dropped.

The name Errol is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Errol has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Errol (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		28	3,794
2017		28	3,797
2016		25	4,124
2015		28	3,805
2014		21	4,579
2013		39	2,903
2012		31	3,462
2011		19	4,869
2010		33	3,326
2009		30	3,575
2008		32	3,436
2007		32	3,395
2006		32	3,331
2005		39	2,763
2004		37	2,800
2003		38	2,632
2002		36	2,652
2001		33	2,826
2000		49	2,061
1999		29	2,889
1998		55	1,816
1997		54	1,776
1996		55	1,712
1995		73	1,383
1994		71	1,390
1993		63	1,477
1992		82	1,249
1991		81	1,239
1990		85	1,184
1989		75	1,247
1988		70	1,217
1987		86	1,027
1986		75	1,079
1985		110	859
1984		85	962
1983		89	938
1982		105	870
1981		92	937
1980		114	822
1979		87	947
1978		116	785
1977		110	815
1976		110	791
1975		94	858
1974		103	789
1973		78	904
1972		109	761
1971		117	761
1970		140	703
1969		140	668
1968		127	667
1967		128	661
1966		107	719
1965		125	663
1964		141	652
1963		130	682
1962		118	708
1961		129	679
1960		148	643
1959		151	631
1958		132	665
1957		130	671
1956		105	715
1955		101	726
1954		88	761
1953		106	694
1952		124	630
1951		123	637
1950		136	584
1949		134	582
1948		147	553
1947		151	548
1946		156	514
1945		119	548
1944		147	499
1943		201	445
1942		224	409
1941		272	354
1940		246	365
1939		242	364
1938		178	428
1937		136	491
1936		46	909
1935		17	1,729
1934		18	1,682
1933		14	1,938
1932		11	2,371
1931		13	2,137
1930		16	1,913
1929		17	1,881
1928		19	1,783
1927		22	1,660
1926		15	2,109
1925		23	1,600
1924		17	1,984
1923		19	1,827
1922		24	1,556
1921		20	1,784
1920		20	1,777
1919		19	1,770
1918		26	1,415
1917		14	2,118
1916		13	2,184
1915		10	2,500
1914		8	2,507
1913		10	1,844
1912		9	1,785
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1896		6	1,024
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.