How Many People Are Named Erol?
An estimated 422 people in the United States have the first name Erol. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Erol peaked in popularity in 1966 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Erol as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Erol paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
422
About 1 in 812,214 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1966
16 births
Total Registered
454
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Erol
Erol is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 454 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Erol as a male name
Ranked #12,864 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 1966 (16 births)
Erol: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Erol span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 101 babies were registered. While Erol is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Erol by Decade
How has Erol tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Erol by State
Erol + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Erol as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Erol
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Erol: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Erol?
We estimate approximately 422 people named Erol are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 812,214 Americans share this first name.
Is Erol a common name?
Erol is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 454 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Erol most popular?
Erol reached peak popularity in 1966, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Erol is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Erol a male name?
Erol is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Erol Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Erol Smith, Erol Johnson, Erol Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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