Eric
Last seen for girls in 2016 at #16,215 · #273 for boys in 2025, 1,256 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1976 · 21,359 births
- Debut · boys
- 10 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 61 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 888,891since 1880
Eric over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #273 | 1,256 | |
| 2024 | — | #252 | 1,406 | |
| 2023 | — | #227 | 1,547 | |
| 2022 | — | #229 | 1,561 | |
| 2021 | — | #213 | 1,790 | |
| 2020 | — | #198 | 1,917 | |
| 2019 | — | #176 | 2,205 | |
| 2018 | — | #160 | 2,410 | |
| 2017 | — | #143 | 2,782 | |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | #142 | 2,930 |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #138 | 3,046 |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #122 | 3,323 |
| 2013 | #10,235 | 10 | #118 | 3,265 |
| 2012 | — | #107 | 3,637 | |
| 2011 | — | #104 | 3,751 | |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | #95 | 4,201 |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | #95 | 4,646 |
| 2008 | #12,579 | 8 | #86 | 5,377 |
| 2007 | #10,818 | 10 | #83 | 5,959 |
| 2006 | #9,901 | 11 | #77 | 6,232 |
| 2005 | #8,883 | 12 | #66 | 6,697 |
| 2004 | #4,601 | 29 | #61 | 7,133 |
| 2003 | #6,885 | 16 | #56 | 7,787 |
| 2002 | #6,392 | 17 | #52 | 7,928 |
| 2001 | #7,724 | 13 | #44 | 8,559 |
| 2000 | #4,527 | 26 | #42 | 9,162 |
| 1999 | #4,870 | 22 | #39 | 9,382 |
| 1998 | #4,955 | 21 | #39 | 9,964 |
| 1997 | #3,161 | 37 | #35 | 10,317 |
| 1996 | #3,237 | 36 | #35 | 11,611 |
| 1995 | #3,022 | 38 | #32 | 12,485 |
| 1994 | #2,412 | 53 | #30 | 13,311 |
| 1993 | #2,533 | 49 | #29 | 14,548 |
| 1992 | #2,318 | 56 | #26 | 16,145 |
| 1991 | #1,913 | 73 | #25 | 18,051 |
| 1990 | #1,813 | 79 | #24 | 19,430 |
| 1989 | #1,339 | 115 | #21 | 18,977 |
| 1988 | #996 | 165 | #19 | 20,175 |
| 1987 | #993 | 158 | #21 | 20,203 |
| 1986 | #1,018 | 150 | #22 | 19,528 |
| 1985 | #950 | 163 | #21 | 20,844 |
| 1984 | #974 | 148 | #22 | 20,955 |
| 1983 | #954 | 154 | #20 | 20,347 |
| 1982 | #1,053 | 137 | #20 | 19,878 |
| 1981 | #1,060 | 134 | #17 | 20,712 |
| 1980 | #966 | 153 | #16 | 22,611 |
| 1979 | #1,010 | 141 | #17 | 20,268 |
| 1978 | #939 | 150 | #16 | 19,761 |
| 1977 | #1,060 | 124 | #17 | 20,745 |
| 1976 | #956 | 133 | #13 | 21,359 |
| 1975 | #990 | 124 | #13 | 19,793 |
| 1974 | #908 | 139 | #13 | 20,193 |
| 1973 | #934 | 130 | #13 | 20,802 |
| 1972 | #1,000 | 118 | #16 | 22,027 |
| 1971 | #938 | 137 | #18 | 22,962 |
| 1970 | #891 | 148 | #18 | 23,571 |
| 1969 | #940 | 128 | #21 | 20,747 |
| 1968 | #1,231 | 79 | #22 | 18,501 |
| 1967 | #1,097 | 90 | #23 | 17,830 |
| 1966 | #1,189 | 81 | #25 | 16,475 |
| 1965 | #1,323 | 68 | #25 | 16,826 |
| 1964 | #1,497 | 57 | #32 | 14,567 |
| 1963 | #1,754 | 43 | #31 | 13,278 |
| 1962 | #1,782 | 41 | #33 | 12,348 |
| 1961 | #1,742 | 43 | #38 | 11,111 |
| 1960 | #2,307 | 26 | #44 | 10,539 |
| 1959 | #1,881 | 35 | #46 | 9,726 |
| 1958 | #2,581 | 20 | #50 | 8,190 |
| 1957 | #2,651 | 19 | #60 | 6,621 |
| 1956 | #3,321 | 13 | #79 | 5,252 |
| 1955 | #4,740 | 7 | #85 | 4,660 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #89 | 4,169 |
| 1953 | #3,269 | 12 | #89 | 3,929 |
| 1952 | #2,671 | 16 | #88 | 3,989 |
| 1951 | #3,284 | 11 | #93 | 3,664 |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | #98 | 3,095 |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #105 | 2,768 |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #114 | 2,491 |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #122 | 2,344 |
| 1946 | — | #134 | 1,820 | |
| 1945 | — | #153 | 1,351 | |
| 1944 | — | #158 | 1,195 | |
| 1943 | — | #161 | 1,170 | |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #182 | 866 |
| 1941 | — | #199 | 703 | |
| 1940 | — | #249 | 482 | |
| 1939 | — | #258 | 432 | |
| 1938 | — | #286 | 370 | |
| 1937 | — | #309 | 299 | |
| 1936 | — | #310 | 296 | |
| 1935 | — | #320 | 288 | |
| 1934 | — | #340 | 259 | |
| 1933 | — | #351 | 234 | |
| 1932 | — | #399 | 199 | |
| 1931 | — | #385 | 213 | |
| 1930 | — | #408 | 206 | |
| 1929 | — | #406 | 205 | |
| 1928 | — | #403 | 221 | |
| 1927 | — | #419 | 208 | |
| 1926 | — | #409 | 214 | |
| 1925 | — | #410 | 211 | |
| 1924 | — | #406 | 228 | |
| 1923 | — | #463 | 175 | |
| 1922 | — | #424 | 200 | |
| 1921 | — | #458 | 179 | |
| 1920 | — | #445 | 186 | |
| 1919 | — | #426 | 190 | |
| 1918 | — | #412 | 202 | |
| 1917 | — | #413 | 186 | |
| 1916 | — | #447 | 155 | |
| 1915 | — | #436 | 155 | |
| 1914 | — | #394 | 145 | |
| 1913 | — | #413 | 109 | |
| 1912 | — | #399 | 93 | |
| 1911 | — | #497 | 35 | |
| 1910 | — | #421 | 41 | |
| 1909 | — | #436 | 33 | |
| 1908 | — | #438 | 30 | |
| 1907 | — | #495 | 22 | |
| 1906 | — | #363 | 33 | |
| 1905 | — | #463 | 23 | |
| 1904 | — | #587 | 15 | |
| 1903 | — | #322 | 34 | |
| 1902 | — | #388 | 26 | |
| 1901 | — | #371 | 25 | |
| 1900 | — | #518 | 21 | |
| 1899 | — | #457 | 17 | |
| 1898 | — | #350 | 30 | |
| 1897 | — | #339 | 30 | |
| 1896 | — | #388 | 25 | |
| 1895 | — | #437 | 20 | |
| 1894 | — | #419 | 20 | |
| 1893 | — | #538 | 13 | |
| 1892 | — | #458 | 18 | |
| 1891 | — | #411 | 18 | |
| 1890 | — | #533 | 13 | |
| 1889 | — | #388 | 21 | |
| 1888 | — | #554 | 13 | |
| 1887 | — | #544 | 11 | |
| 1886 | — | #605 | 10 | |
| 1885 | — | #462 | 16 | |
| 1884 | — | #547 | 12 | |
| 1883 | — | #556 | 11 | |
| 1882 | — | #652 | 9 | |
| 1881 | — | #595 | 9 | |
| 1880 | — | #600 | 10 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Eric was already there! It came in at #600, and was given to 10 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 13 boys a year got the name.
Where Eric is popular in 1965
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- District of Columbia#15 · 1 in 63
- California#16 · 1 in 78
- Alaska#17 · 1 in 76
- Oregon#18 · 1 in 82
- Hawaii#19 · 1 in 93
Best ever in a state: #7 in Vermont, 1976.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #15 | 206 | 1 in 63 |
| California | #16 | 2,241 | 1 in 78 |
| Alaska | #17 | 39 | 1 in 76 |
| Oregon | #18 | 188 | 1 in 82 |
| Hawaii | #19 | 72 | 1 in 93 |
| Washington | #20 | 306 | 1 in 80 |
| Utah | #21 | 92 | 1 in 110 |
| Vermont | #21 | 47 | 1 in 72 |
| Delaware | #22 | 57 | 1 in 80 |
| Nevada | #22 | 43 | 1 in 85 |
| Colorado | #23 | 189 | 1 in 95 |
| Idaho | #23 | 56 | 1 in 97 |
| Illinois | #24 | 1,059 | 1 in 93 |
| Maryland | #24 | 330 | 1 in 94 |
| Michigan | #24 | 874 | 1 in 91 |
| New York | #24 | 1,759 | 1 in 93 |
| Connecticut | #25 | 275 | 1 in 91 |
| Louisiana | #25 | 315 | 1 in 116 |
| Maine | #25 | 94 | 1 in 98 |
| Massachusetts | #25 | 535 | 1 in 95 |
| New Mexico | #25 | 90 | 1 in 120 |
| Florida | #26 | 391 | 1 in 127 |
| Kansas | #26 | 170 | 1 in 102 |
| New Jersey | #26 | 592 | 1 in 98 |
| Pennsylvania | #26 | 1,167 | 1 in 86 |
| Arizona | #27 | 122 | 1 in 125 |
| Ohio | #27 | 1,016 | 1 in 93 |
| Rhode Island | #27 | 91 | 1 in 91 |
| Minnesota | #28 | 264 | 1 in 128 |
| Iowa | #29 | 213 | 1 in 116 |
| Missouri | #29 | 344 | 1 in 116 |
| Wisconsin | #29 | 329 | 1 in 121 |
| Indiana | #30 | 416 | 1 in 114 |
| Virginia | #30 | 304 | 1 in 128 |
| New Hampshire | #31 | 48 | 1 in 119 |
| Wyoming | #32 | 22 | 1 in 116 |
| Nebraska | #33 | 87 | 1 in 147 |
| North Dakota | #35 | 44 | 1 in 134 |
| North Carolina | #37 | 306 | 1 in 149 |
| Georgia | #38 | 294 | 1 in 152 |
| West Virginia | #38 | 98 | 1 in 154 |
| Oklahoma | #39 | 120 | 1 in 161 |
| South Carolina | #40 | 138 | 1 in 174 |
| Texas | #40 | 578 | 1 in 179 |
| Tennessee | #43 | 198 | 1 in 177 |
| Kentucky | #44 | 168 | 1 in 176 |
| Alabama | #45 | 178 | 1 in 182 |
| Montana | #46 | 31 | 1 in 189 |
| Mississippi | #47 | 117 | 1 in 192 |
| South Dakota | #50 | 31 | 1 in 196 |
| Arkansas | #52 | 82 | 1 in 207 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Eric
- 21 spots since 2024 (#252 → #273)
- 75 spots since 2020 (#198 → #273)
- 135 spots since 2015 (#138 → #273)
- Biggest jump: 166 spots in 1889 (#554 → #388)
- Biggest drop: 265 spots in 1904 (#322 → #587)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1976 at #13 (21,359 births)
- Births halved by 1997, 21 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 61 yrs · run 1950–2010
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 73 boys born in 1976 were named Eric (1.4%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,360 boys born in 2025 (0.07%)
- 23.8% of all boys named Eric (211,481) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 122 | #388 (1889) | #550 |
| 1890s | 204 | #339 (1897) | #433 |
| 1900s | 262 | #322 (1903) | #438 |
| 1910s | 1,311 | #394 (1914) | #426 |
| 1920s | 2,027 | #403 (1928) | #424 |
| 1930s | 2,796 | #258 (1939) | #337 |
| 1940s | 15,190 | #105 (1949) | #158 |
| 1950s | 53,295 | #46 (1959) | #78 |
| 1960s | 152,222 | #21 (1969) | #29 |
| 1970s | 211,481 | #13 (1976) | #15 |
| 1980s | 204,230 | #16 (1980) | #20 |
| 1990s | 135,244 | #24 (1990) | #31 |
| 2000s | 69,480 | #42 (2000) | #66 |
| 2010s | 31,550 | #95 (2010) | #131 |
| 2020s | 9,477 | #198 (2020) | #232 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Eric in 1965
Top girls' names in 1965
Top boys' names in 1965
More about 1965
girls
1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 25,958 of them was named Eric, which outranked 82.4% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,302Shonna69
- #1,302Stephaine69
- #1,302Windy69
- #1,323Eric68
- #1,323Amalia68
- #1,323Cammie68
- #1,323Carissa68
- #1,337Aline67
- #1,337Ami67
- #1,337Bernita67
Tied with 13 names at #1,323; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 111 of them was named Eric, which outranked 99.4% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.