Errett

Boys' name

Prosperity + advice, wisdom

Errett has been given to 23 babies in the U.S. since 1915. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1919, with 7 recorded.

Babies named Errett, 1930

1 in 371,000

Errett over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Errett: meaning, origin, and history

Prosperity + advice, wisdom

Old English

What Errett means

Errett means “prosperity + advice, wisdom”, associated with ēad and rǣd.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From the Old English personal name Ēadrǣd, which is composed of the elements ēad (“prosperity”) and rǣd (“advice, wisdom”).

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Origin, language, and formation

Errett is used in English. Its origins include Old English.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 23 boys were recorded with the name Errett between 1915 and 1930. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1919; its best national rank was #3,525 in 1919.

How common is Errett?

Errett had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1930, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1930: 1 in 371,000; 6 of 2,223,243 births
Among boys only: 1 in 183,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 1930: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 256,840 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Errett sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1930 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 256,840 children born in 1930 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Errett. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Erretts were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Errett was born before 1919 — so the typical Errett is around 106 today.

Median birth year: 1919; About 106 years old
Biggest decade: 1910s; 52.2% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 0; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1910s — 52.2% of all recorded uses (12).

Is Errett rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1919 (7)
Years since peak: 106; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Not enough data; Too few years
Best rank ever: #3,525; 1919

Spellings of Errett

Errett is not the most common spelling — Ernest is, with 32.6% against Errett's <0.01%.

Ernest32.6%302,499
Brett17.2%159,109
Everett14.7%135,900
Garrett14.7%135,762
Emmett8.5%78,564
Rhett4.0%36,669
Barrett3.6%33,425
Jarrett2.5%22,892

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Errett by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #3,525; 1919
Peak year: 1919; 7 that year
First recorded: 1915
Last recorded: 1930
All-time count: 23
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Errett

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Errion Emerett Errold Breckett Hoyett Errik Lockett Hulett Bekett Hallett Erran Rhyett Bernett Evrett Averett Dorsett Evrhett Erris Berrett Scarlett Behrett Darrett Hewlett Wrett

Sibling names for Errett

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Lovie Hortense Lue Theda Rubye Winnifred Johnie Norine

For a brother

Casimir Ora Mahlon Verne Haywood Buck Wilber Dee

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