How Many People Are Named Errol?
An estimated 6,303 people in the United States have the first name Errol. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Errol peaked in popularity in 1941 with 272 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Errol 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 Errol paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,303
About 1 in 54,380 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1941
272 births
Total Registered
8,613
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Errol
Errol is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 8,613 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Errol as a male name
Ranked #5,971 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 1941 (272 births)
Errol: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Errol span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 1,797 babies were registered. Errol has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Errol by Decade
How has Errol 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.
Errol by State
Birth registrations for Errol span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Louisiana, California. The lowest are in South Dakota, Nebraska, Maryland. On average, about 135 Errols were registered per state.
Errol + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Errol as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Errol: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Errol?
We estimate approximately 6,303 people named Errol 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 54,380 Americans share this first name.
Is Errol a common name?
Errol is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,613 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Errol most popular?
Errol reached peak popularity in 1941, when 272 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Errol is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Errol a male name?
Errol is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Errol Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Errol Smith, Errol Johnson, Errol 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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