UK boy's name
Ercan
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2004. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Ercan is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Ercan popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2004 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3009, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2004, with 4 births.
This profile covers 7 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 1996 to 2004. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Ercan is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 7 living people in the UK are called Ercan. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2005 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Ercan ranked #3009 for boys in England and Wales in 2004, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2004, when 4 boys were registered as Ercan.
- • About 7 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ercan as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3009
2004
Births in 2004
4
Latest year
Peak year
2004
4 births
Estimated living
7
2026
Popularity
Ercan over time
The chart below shows babies named Ercan registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2004. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Ercan, the clearest high point is 2004. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2004, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ercan by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ercan was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3009 | 4 | 1 |
| 1990s | #2863 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Ercan
- Ethan 77,394
- Edward 53,212
- Elliot 23,450
- Elijah 22,369
- Ellis 19,358
- Elliott 16,964
- Evan 14,535
- Ezra 11,838
- Ewan 10,685
- Eli 8,126
- Elias 7,049
- Eric 6,654
FAQ
Ercan: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ercan in the UK right now?
In 2004, Ercan was ranked #3009 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Ercan most popular?
The peak year on record was 2004, with 4 babies registered as Ercan in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ercan in the UK?
A total of 7 babies have been registered as Ercan across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.