Ercel
The Story of Ercel
As a girl name
Ercel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1906, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1920: 16 births, good for #2,263 nationwide. About 45% of every Ercel on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Ercel last appeared in the published SSA data in 1941, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 186 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Ercel as a boy name dates back to 1914, when 5 babies received it. 1927 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Ercel — #2,298 in the national rankings. About 32% of every Ercel on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Ercel last appeared in the published SSA data in 1954, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 156 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ercel
Ercel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1906 and has accumulated 186 births in the dataset. Ercel's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #2,263. Use the chart and map above to compare Ercel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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