Is Errol a boy or girl name?
Errol is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 15 boys were named Errol, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 8,613 US babies named Errol were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,971
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Errol since 1896
- 8,613
- Most popular year
- 1941
- 272 babies
Boys and girls named Errol, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 109 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 196 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 691 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,797 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,197 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,292 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,064 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 901 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 648 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 358 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 275 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 74 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15 | #5,971 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 15 | #6,018 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #9,234 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,618 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,747 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,378 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,816 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,807 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,128 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,811 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,589 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 39 | #2,907 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,468 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,872 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 33 | #3,332 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,578 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 32 | #3,440 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 32 | #3,395 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,334 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 39 | #2,763 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,800 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 38 | #2,634 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 36 | #2,655 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,828 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 49 | #2,063 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,891 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 55 | #1,817 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 54 | #1,776 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 55 | #1,713 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 73 | #1,383 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 71 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 63 | #1,478 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 82 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 81 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 85 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 75 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 70 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 86 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 75 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 110 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 85 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 89 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 105 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 92 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 114 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 87 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 116 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 110 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 110 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 94 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 103 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 78 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 109 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 117 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 140 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 140 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 127 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 128 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 107 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 125 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 141 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 130 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 117 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 130 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 147 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 152 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 132 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 130 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 105 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 101 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 88 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 106 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 124 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 123 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 136 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 134 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 147 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 151 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 156 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 119 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 147 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 201 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 224 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 272 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 246 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 242 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 178 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 136 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 46 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 17 | #1,728 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 18 | #1,682 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 14 | #1,938 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,371 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,137 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 16 | #1,914 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,783 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 22 | #1,660 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,109 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 23 | #1,600 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 17 | #1,984 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 19 | #1,827 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,557 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 20 | #1,785 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,777 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 19 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 26 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 14 | #2,118 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,184 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,500 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,507 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,843 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,785 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Errol reached #354 in 1941. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.