Ercole
Ercole is a masculine given name which is also used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Ercole
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ercole is a masculine given name which is also used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Ercole
Ercole first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 9 Ercoles were born — ranking #2,950 that year. As of 2026, Ercole ranks #3,459 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 65 Ercoles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ercole
Ercole is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 65 births in the dataset. Ercole's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #2,950. Use the chart and map above to compare Ercole'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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