Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Errol

#1,283 most common boys' name of all time · #3,073 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1896–2025

Rank among boys
#1,283
Rank overall
#3,073 of 105,966
First appeared
1896
Years on the list
116 of 146
All-time
8,631
Since 2016
195
Peak year
1941 #354
Best rank
#354 1941
Girls Boys peak 272/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Errol first appears in 1896. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 17 17 #5,410
2024 — 15 15 #5,917
2023 — 15 15 #5,949
2022 — 8 8 #9,036
2021 — 16 16 #5,583
2020 — 20 20 #4,710
2019 — 23 23 #4,353
2018 — 28 28 #3,799
2017 — 28 28 #3,794
2016 — 25 25 #4,108
2015 — 28 28 #3,786
2014 — 21 21 #4,561
2013 — 39 39 #2,901
2012 — 31 31 #3,458
2011 — 19 19 #4,828
2010 — 33 33 #3,311
2009 — 30 30 #3,561
2008 — 32 32 #3,424
2007 — 32 32 #3,390
2006 — 32 32 #3,319
2005 — 39 39 #2,753
2004 — 37 37 #2,796
2003 — 38 38 #2,629
2002 — 36 36 #2,640
2001 — 33 33 #2,808
2000 — 49 49 #2,053
1999 — 29 29 #2,876
1998 — 55 55 #1,816
1997 — 54 54 #1,777
1996 — 55 55 #1,708
1995 — 73 73 #1,381
1994 — 71 71 #1,389
1993 — 63 63 #1,475
1992 — 82 82 #1,249
1991 — 81 81 #1,240
1990 — 85 85 #1,182
1989 — 75 75 #1,244
1988 — 70 70 #1,218
1987 — 86 86 #1,027
1986 — 75 75 #1,079
1985 — 110 110 #860
1984 — 85 85 #961
1983 — 89 89 #937
1982 — 105 105 #869
1981 — 92 92 #935
1980 — 114 114 #823
1979 — 87 87 #946
1978 — 116 116 #786
1977 — 110 110 #814
1976 — 110 110 #791
1975 — 94 94 #859
1974 — 103 103 #789
1973 — 78 78 #906
1972 — 109 109 #762
1971 — 117 117 #762
1970 — 140 140 #703
1969 — 140 140 #667
1968 — 127 127 #667
1967 — 128 128 #661
1966 — 107 107 #721
1965 — 125 125 #664
1964 — 141 141 #654
1963 — 130 130 #681
1962 — 117 117 #712
1961 — 130 130 #679
1960 — 148 148 #643
1959 — 151 151 #631
1958 — 132 132 #665
1957 — 130 130 #667
1956 — 105 105 #717
1955 — 102 102 #724
1954 — 88 88 #761
1953 — 106 106 #695
1952 — 124 124 #631
1951 — 123 123 #639
1950 — 136 136 #584
1949 — 134 134 #583
1948 — 147 147 #553
1947 — 151 151 #550
1946 — 156 156 #514
1945 — 119 119 #550
1944 — 147 147 #500
1943 — 201 201 #447
1942 — 224 224 #409
1941 — 272 272 #354
1940 — 246 246 #365
1939 — 242 242 #364
1938 — 178 178 #428
1937 — 136 136 #492
1936 — 46 46 #916
1935 — 17 17 #1,735
1934 — 18 18 #1,692
1933 — 14 14 #1,951
1932 — 11 11 #2,375
1931 — 13 13 #2,155
1930 — 16 16 #1,923
1929 — 17 17 #1,883
1928 — 19 19 #1,793
1927 — 22 22 #1,668
1926 — 15 15 #2,115
1925 — 23 23 #1,611
1924 — 17 17 #1,994
1923 — 19 19 #1,841
1922 — 24 24 #1,572
1921 — 20 20 #1,800
1920 — 20 20 #1,782
1919 — 19 19 #1,779
1918 — 26 26 #1,424
1917 — 14 14 #2,140
1916 — 13 13 #2,195
1915 — 10 10 #2,517
1914 — 8 8 #2,528
1913 — 10 10 #1,887
1912 — 9 9 #1,821
1897 — 5 5 #1,213
1896 — 6 6 #1,091