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 1991
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#17 · 1 in 76
- District of Columbia#18 · 1 in 87
- New Mexico#18 · 1 in 92
- California#19 · 1 in 104
- Delaware#20 · 1 in 69
Best ever in a state: #7 in Vermont, 1976.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #17 | 56 | 1 in 76 |
| District of Columbia | #18 | 91 | 1 in 87 |
| New Mexico | #18 | 125 | 1 in 92 |
| California | #19 | 2,768 | 1 in 104 |
| Delaware | #20 | 68 | 1 in 69 |
| Maryland | #20 | 382 | 1 in 86 |
| Illinois | #21 | 991 | 1 in 88 |
| Texas | #21 | 1,336 | 1 in 115 |
| Michigan | #22 | 764 | 1 in 90 |
| New Hampshire | #22 | 99 | 1 in 72 |
| Pennsylvania | #22 | 945 | 1 in 85 |
| Colorado | #23 | 272 | 1 in 89 |
| Connecticut | #23 | 258 | 1 in 84 |
| New Jersey | #23 | 643 | 1 in 83 |
| Ohio | #23 | 907 | 1 in 88 |
| Wisconsin | #23 | 383 | 1 in 85 |
| Wyoming | #23 | 26 | 1 in 91 |
| Nevada | #24 | 97 | 1 in 95 |
| New York | #24 | 1,261 | 1 in 107 |
| Rhode Island | #24 | 85 | 1 in 77 |
| South Dakota | #24 | 49 | 1 in 93 |
| Alaska | #25 | 50 | 1 in 88 |
| Arizona | #25 | 273 | 1 in 111 |
| Florida | #25 | 791 | 1 in 113 |
| Indiana | #25 | 396 | 1 in 101 |
| Montana | #25 | 44 | 1 in 100 |
| Virginia | #25 | 402 | 1 in 105 |
| Minnesota | #27 | 336 | 1 in 92 |
| Georgia | #28 | 365 | 1 in 133 |
| Iowa | #28 | 180 | 1 in 100 |
| Louisiana | #28 | 226 | 1 in 137 |
| Vermont | #28 | 38 | 1 in 83 |
| Kansas | #29 | 143 | 1 in 112 |
| Massachusetts | #29 | 422 | 1 in 98 |
| Nebraska | #29 | 112 | 1 in 95 |
| Alabama | #31 | 201 | 1 in 131 |
| Missouri | #31 | 325 | 1 in 115 |
| Tennessee | #31 | 277 | 1 in 128 |
| Washington | #31 | 295 | 1 in 122 |
| Kentucky | #33 | 210 | 1 in 118 |
| North Carolina | #34 | 331 | 1 in 139 |
| South Carolina | #34 | 162 | 1 in 144 |
| Maine | #35 | 67 | 1 in 110 |
| Mississippi | #35 | 104 | 1 in 161 |
| Idaho | #36 | 52 | 1 in 133 |
| Oklahoma | #36 | 147 | 1 in 141 |
| Oregon | #36 | 158 | 1 in 125 |
| West Virginia | #36 | 94 | 1 in 110 |
| Arkansas | #37 | 94 | 1 in 159 |
| Utah | #44 | 113 | 1 in 146 |
| Hawaii | #48 | 37 | 1 in 188 |
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 1991
Top girls' names in 1991
Top boys' names in 1991
More about 1991
girls
1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 25,685 of them was named Eric, which outranked 87.6% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,894Sherrie74
- #1,894Torrie74
- #1,894Zulema74
- #1,913Eric73
- #1,913Alli73
- #1,913Britnie73
- #1,913Camisha73
- #1,933Abbigail72
- #1,933Aeriel72
- #1,933Andi72
Tied with 19 names at #1,913; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 112 of them was named Eric, which outranked 99.7% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.