Errol
Errol was the 5454th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1941, when it ranked 354th with 272 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,643 places. More babies were named Errol in the 1940s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,454 boys, down 705 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1941272 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,631babies recorded
Errol popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,454 | 17 |
| 2020 | #4,749 | 20 |
| 2010 | #3,332 | 33 |
| 2000 | #2,063 | 49 |
| 1990 | #1,184 | 85 |
| 1980 | #823 | 114 |
| 1970 | #704 | 140 |
| 1960 | #641 | 148 |
| 1950 | #584 | 136 |
| 1940 | #365 | 246 |
| 1930 | #1,914 | 16 |
| 1920 | #1,777 | 20 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Errol, counting every spelling?
Errol has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Errol?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Errol (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Errol born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Errol.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Errol?
About 5,800 people born in the US named Errol are alive today, with a median age of 55; half are between 38 and 68. That makes Errol mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Errol by state
How common Errol was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Errol: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Errol, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Errol
How popular is the name Errol?
Errol was the 5454th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1941, when it ranked 354th with 272 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,643 places. More babies were named Errol in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Errol a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Errol in the US.
Where is Errol most popular?
In 2021–2025, Errol was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).