Erich
Last seen for girls in 2011 at #16,764 · #5,861 for boys in 2025, 15 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1971 · 343 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 11,674since 1894
Erich over time
Rank among boys' names. Erich has never cracked the top 400 here.
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 | — | #5,861 | 15 | |
| 2024 | — | #5,659 | 16 | |
| 2023 | — | #6,517 | 13 | |
| 2022 | — | #4,184 | 25 | |
| 2021 | — | #5,110 | 18 | |
| 2020 | — | #5,451 | 16 | |
| 2019 | — | #4,806 | 20 | |
| 2018 | — | #6,345 | 13 | |
| 2017 | — | #4,105 | 25 | |
| 2016 | — | #3,596 | 30 | |
| 2015 | — | #3,775 | 28 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,542 | 48 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,895 | 39 | |
| 2012 | — | #3,231 | 34 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #2,504 | 49 |
| 2010 | — | #3,128 | 36 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,486 | 51 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,467 | 51 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,281 | 57 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,248 | 56 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,790 | 73 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,653 | 78 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,438 | 91 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,424 | 91 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,452 | 85 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,121 | 125 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,114 | 119 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,072 | 122 | |
| 1997 | — | #922 | 147 | |
| 1996 | — | #856 | 162 | |
| 1995 | — | #876 | 155 | |
| 1994 | — | #767 | 189 | |
| 1993 | — | #770 | 185 | |
| 1992 | — | #731 | 200 | |
| 1991 | — | #731 | 193 | |
| 1990 | — | #717 | 201 | |
| 1989 | — | #673 | 221 | |
| 1988 | — | #605 | 241 | |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #615 | 217 |
| 1986 | — | #615 | 210 | |
| 1985 | — | #554 | 252 | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #551 | 246 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #550 | 232 |
| 1982 | — | #532 | 258 | |
| 1981 | — | #586 | 211 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #514 | 272 |
| 1979 | — | #591 | 209 | |
| 1978 | — | #531 | 242 | |
| 1977 | — | #511 | 257 | |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #522 | 239 |
| 1975 | — | #500 | 256 | |
| 1974 | — | #500 | 252 | |
| 1973 | — | #491 | 251 | |
| 1972 | — | #462 | 290 | |
| 1971 | — | #441 | 343 | |
| 1970 | — | #464 | 304 | |
| 1969 | — | #505 | 235 | |
| 1968 | — | #493 | 235 | |
| 1967 | — | #552 | 182 | |
| 1966 | — | #557 | 188 | |
| 1965 | — | #528 | 211 | |
| 1964 | — | #560 | 198 | |
| 1963 | — | #554 | 204 | |
| 1962 | — | #629 | 151 | |
| 1961 | — | #593 | 177 | |
| 1960 | — | #609 | 165 | |
| 1959 | — | #677 | 127 | |
| 1958 | — | #695 | 116 | |
| 1957 | — | #706 | 115 | |
| 1956 | — | #785 | 89 | |
| 1955 | — | #874 | 71 | |
| 1954 | — | #946 | 61 | |
| 1953 | — | #908 | 62 | |
| 1952 | — | #907 | 61 | |
| 1951 | — | #972 | 52 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,037 | 46 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,205 | 35 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,047 | 45 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,029 | 49 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,157 | 36 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,016 | 39 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,212 | 30 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,368 | 26 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,298 | 29 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,051 | 38 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,050 | 38 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,141 | 32 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,439 | 22 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,627 | 18 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,243 | 28 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,584 | 19 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,386 | 24 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,330 | 25 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,324 | 27 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,333 | 27 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,283 | 31 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,339 | 28 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,382 | 28 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,796 | 19 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,981 | 16 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,425 | 27 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,675 | 22 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,941 | 17 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,827 | 19 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,829 | 19 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,592 | 23 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,576 | 22 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,446 | 25 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,479 | 23 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,138 | 33 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,410 | 23 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,260 | 22 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,365 | 15 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,619 | 10 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,387 | 7 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #1,064 | 6 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #858 | 7 | |
| 1900 | — | #902 | 9 | |
| 1899 | — | #786 | 8 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #852 | 7 | |
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Erich! It came in at #954, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1898, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Erich is popular in 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Nebraska#192 · 1 in 1,544
- Washington#254 · 1 in 2,179
- Minnesota#263 · 1 in 3,348
- Wisconsin#273 · 1 in 3,377
- Michigan#293 · 1 in 3,132
Best ever in a state: #126 in New Hampshire, 1976.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #192 | 7 | 1 in 1,544 |
| Washington | #254 | 10 | 1 in 2,179 |
| Minnesota | #263 | 8 | 1 in 3,348 |
| Wisconsin | #273 | 9 | 1 in 3,377 |
| Michigan | #293 | 22 | 1 in 3,132 |
| Massachusetts | #294 | 8 | 1 in 4,708 |
| Iowa | #296 | 5 | 1 in 3,831 |
| Indiana | #297 | 13 | 1 in 3,203 |
| Kentucky | #325 | 7 | 1 in 3,791 |
| Ohio | #329 | 20 | 1 in 4,069 |
| Illinois | #357 | 24 | 1 in 3,447 |
| New York | #381 | 28 | 1 in 4,353 |
| Missouri | #397 | 7 | 1 in 5,020 |
| Pennsylvania | #417 | 11 | 1 in 7,197 |
| California | #447 | 31 | 1 in 4,843 |
| New Jersey | #454 | 7 | 1 in 6,556 |
| Florida | #469 | 9 | 1 in 5,610 |
| Texas | #733 | 10 | 1 in 10,640 |
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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 Erich
- 202 spots since 2024 (#5,659 → #5,861)
- 410 spots since 2020 (#5,451 → #5,861)
- 2,086 spots since 2015 (#3,775 → #5,861)
- Biggest jump: 249 spots in 1897 (#1,101 → #852)
- Biggest drop: 150 spots in 1998 (#922 → #1,072)
- Debuted 1894
- Peaked 1971 at #441 (343 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 24 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 52 yrs · run 1951–1997
- Highest: 1 in 5,156 boys born in 1971 were named Erich (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 113,872 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 22.6% of all boys named Erich (2,643) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 31 | #786 (1899) | #954 |
| 1900s | 22 | #858 (1901) | #941 |
| 1910s | 180 | #1,138 (1916) | #1,409 |
| 1920s | 218 | #1,339 (1929) | #1,679 |
| 1930s | 253 | #1,141 (1939) | #1,369 |
| 1940s | 365 | #1,016 (1945) | #1,143 |
| 1950s | 800 | #677 (1959) | #851 |
| 1960s | 1,946 | #493 (1968) | #558 |
| 1970s | 2,643 | #441 (1971) | #501 |
| 1980s | 2,360 | #514 (1980) | #580 |
| 1990s | 1,673 | #717 (1990) | #856 |
| 2000s | 758 | #1,121 (2000) | #1,836 |
| 2010s | 322 | #2,504 (2011) | #3,693 |
| 2020s | 103 | #4,184 (2022) | #5,464 |
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.
Erich in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 5,592 of them was named Erich, which outranked 92.0% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.