Erol
Erol is a Turkish given name or surname meaning "brave". This name is shared by the following people:
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Erol
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Erol is a Turkish given name or surname meaning "brave". This name is shared by the following people:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
The Story of Erol
American parents first put Erol on the record books as a baby boy name in 1955, with 10 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1966, when 16 Erols were born — ranking #1,963 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Erols. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 454 Erols have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Erol
Erol is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 454 births in the dataset. Erol's peak popularity came in 1966 when it ranked #1,963. Use the chart and map above to compare Erol'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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