Erol
- Last seen for boys in 2017 at #12,246
- Peak · boys
- 1966 · 16 births
- Debut · boys
- 10 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 454since 1955
Erol over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Erol has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | |
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| 2018 | — | |
| 2017 | #12,246 | 5 |
| 2016 | #8,146 | 9 |
| 2015 | #10,644 | 6 |
| 2014 | — | |
| 2013 | — | |
| 2012 | — | |
| 2011 | #10,808 | 6 |
| 2010 | #8,139 | 9 |
| 2009 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #9,871 | 7 |
| 2007 | #10,921 | 6 |
| 2006 | #7,998 | 9 |
| 2005 | #8,299 | 8 |
| 2004 | #6,976 | 10 |
| 2003 | #9,581 | 6 |
| 2002 | #7,643 | 8 |
| 2001 | — | |
| 2000 | #6,316 | 10 |
| 1999 | #7,874 | 7 |
| 1998 | — | |
| 1997 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1996 | #7,971 | 6 |
| 1995 | #5,501 | 10 |
| 1994 | #5,452 | 10 |
| 1993 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #6,670 | 7 |
| 1991 | #6,519 | 7 |
| 1990 | #5,382 | 9 |
| 1989 | #3,809 | 14 |
| 1988 | #4,450 | 10 |
| 1987 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #3,653 | 12 |
| 1985 | #4,333 | 9 |
| 1984 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1983 | #4,141 | 9 |
| 1982 | #3,482 | 12 |
| 1981 | #4,153 | 9 |
| 1980 | #3,838 | 10 |
| 1979 | #3,569 | 11 |
| 1978 | — | |
| 1977 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #3,941 | 8 |
| 1974 | #4,634 | 6 |
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| 1971 | #2,973 | 11 |
| 1970 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,314 | 8 |
| 1968 | #2,907 | 9 |
| 1967 | #2,760 | 9 |
| 1966 | #1,963 | 16 |
| 1965 | #2,476 | 11 |
| 1964 | #2,546 | 11 |
| 1963 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1962 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #2,871 | 9 |
| 1959 | #2,821 | 9 |
| 1958 | #3,033 | 8 |
| 1957 | #2,631 | 10 |
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| 1955 | #2,558 | 10 |
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First appearance
1955
The first year at least five boys were named Erol! It came in at #2,558, and was given to 10 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1956, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Erol is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Erol in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Erol
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2017
Rise & fade · boys
11 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1955
- Peaked 1966 at #1,963 (16 births)
- Births halved by 1969, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 111,466
- Highest: 1 in 111,466 boys born in 1966 were named Erol (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 370,191 boys born in 2017 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
- 22.2% of all boys named Erol (101) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37 | #2,558 (1955) | #2,761 |
| 1960s | 93 | #1,963 (1966) | #2,961 |
| 1970s | 51 | #2,973 (1971) | #3,950 |
| 1980s | 101 | #3,482 (1982) | #4,187 |
| 1990s | 68 | #5,382 (1990) | #6,791 |
| 2000s | 69 | #6,316 (2000) | #8,900 |
| 2010s | 35 | #8,139 (2010) | #9,997 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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