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Erroll

100% boys · last recorded 2005

Erroll has been given to about 822 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1959, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 637
Median age today63 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Erroll per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1959 · 32
  • Born in 20250
  • All time822

How popular is Erroll?

Its best year was 1959, when 32 babies were given the name, ranking 1390th. The typical living American called Erroll is about 63 years old today.

Names that sound like Erroll

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Errol0.91
  2. Carroll0.65
  3. Terrell0.65
  4. Merrill0.65
  5. Jerrell0.65
  6. Derrell0.65
  7. Terrill0.65
  8. Elroy0.58

Middle names for Erroll

Ranked by flow score
  1. Erroll Paul0.77
  2. Erroll Dean0.76
  3. Erroll Blake0.76
  4. Erroll Bryce0.76
  5. Erroll Wade0.76
  6. Erroll Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Erroll

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.74
  2. Gwensister · 0.73
  3. Margosister · 0.72
  4. Laurelsister · 0.71
  5. Rudybrother · 0.69
  6. Jaybrother · 0.68

Where Erroll is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Erroll Anderson0.77
    2. Erroll White0.72
    3. Erroll Reyes0.72
    4. Erroll Nguyen0.72
    5. Erroll Green0.72
    6. Erroll Wright0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Erroll

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.