The baby name Erol is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /eɾol/ (respelling: EH-rol).
Erol is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Erol is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /eɾol/ (respelling: EH-rol).
Erol is Turkish in Origin.
From Turkish er “man, brave, soldier” + ol “be/become,” Erol expresses the exhortation “be brave/heroic” or “be a man.” The elements are Old Turkic in origin, and the name also appears as a family name in modern Turkey. Compact and native-sounding, it aligns with the 20th‑century preference for Turkish‑rooted given names, and today it feels classic rather than trendy.
Use is strongest in Turkey and among the Turkish diaspora in Europe, where it has been steady since the mid‑1900s. Well‑known bearers include singer Erol Evgin, DJ/producer Erol Alkan, and actor Erol Sander. Variants and related forms: Errol is often used in English settings but is etymologically a distinct Scottish name; compounds such as Erolcan or Erolhan occur in Turkish; and names sharing the er‑ “brave/warrior” root include Erhan, Erdem, and Ercan.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EE | 0 | #37 | 1 | 1,051 | |
| AZ | 0 | #43 | 1 | 706 | |
| TR | 0 | #61 | 36,701 | 19,440 | |
| BG | 0 | #78 | 5 | 1,799 | |
| RS | 0 | #82 | 3 | 923 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #88 | 201 | 3,850 |
| JM | 0 | #92 | 2 | 3,714 | |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #126 | 6 | 1,400 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #129 | 3 | 3,473 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #137 | 3 | 6,332 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #141 | 14 | 2,277 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2016 | #191 | 2 | 1,526 |
| RU | 0 | #193 | 2 | 3,641 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #199 | 11 | 3,402 |
| DK | 0 | #202 | 5 | 5,198 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #216 | 5 | 4,970 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #227 | 5 | 3,559 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #232 | 36 | 6,912 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #254 | 6 | 3,997 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #273 | 53 | 7,401 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #277 | 176 | 2,180 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #280 | 10 | 6,578 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #286 | 8 | 6,876 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #288 | 11 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #296 | 8 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #300 | 6 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #306 | 7 | 10,560 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #327 | 1,082 | 5,697 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #349 | 6 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #374 | 10 | 11,440 |
| NL | 0 | #377 | 15 | 2,481 | |
| Germany | 0 | #388 | 50 | 2,542 | |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #389 | 3 | 2,846 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #415 | 13 | 2,041 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #488 | 18 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #502 | 9 | 10,188 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #533 | 16 | 10,655 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #554 | 6 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #567 | 434 | 5,873 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #592 | 16 | 10,983 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #639 | 29 | 13,071 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #649 | 34 | 3,552 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #690 | 18 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #695 | 6 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #756 | 14 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #764 | 4 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #863 | 19 | 17,948 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2017 | #881 | 5 | 7,410 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #908 | 23 | 5,610 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #909 | 12 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #930 | 183 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #983 | 12 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #989 | 4 | 12,708 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,028 | 6 | 16,355 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,046 | 131 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,070 | 23 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,130 | 49 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,259 | 9 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,344 | 128 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,504 | 111 | 28,008 |
Erol is popular in 69 countries — most recent births per country:
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