Errol

Boy name

Errol has been given to 8,631 babies in the U.S. since 1896. It peaked in 1941.

Meaning & origin /ˈɛɹəl/

Transferred from a rare Scottish surname derived from a place name, of unknown meaning. Later interpreted as a variant of Earl in the U.S.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

8,631

Peak year

1941 (272 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1896

10-year trend

▼ -39%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Errol.

8,672 babies since 1884

8,395 babies since 1881

7,434 babies since 1912

7,103 babies since 1880

10,319 babies since 1890

11,446 babies since 1885

5,682 babies since 1891

5,576 babies since 1885

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