How Many People Are Named Errol?
people named Errol are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 57,558 people in the US has this name
Based on 8,631 babies named Errol in Social Security records from 1896 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
272 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name. It was popularized as a given name by the Australian actor Errol Flynn (1909-1959).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Errol in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Errol alive today is about 52 years old, and 45% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 38 and 68 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Errol first appears in the records in 1896 and was given most often in 1941, to 272 babies. In 2025, 17 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1896 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Errol has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #354, in 1941. In 2025 it ranked #5,452.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,452 |
| Best rank | #354 (1941) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #473 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Errol alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Errol were born in New York than in any other state: about 865 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Errol was given 9.6 times as often in Louisiana, 3 times in Florida and 2.8 times in New York.
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