Erick

Last seen for girls in 2017 at #15,902 · #366 for boys in 2025, 879 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
2007 · 2,432 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
79,463
since 1883

Erick over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Erick has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #166, 2007boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#366879
2024—#3321,040
2023—#3021,107
2022—#3211,050
2021—#3181,041
2020—#2981,126
2019—#2771,284
2018—#2821,247
2017#15,9025#2561,433
2016—#2391,602
2015—#2651,372
2014—#2581,444
2013—#2601,360
2012—#2361,520
2011#14,8246#2321,546
2010—#2001,862
2009—#1912,004
2008#12,5798#1792,220
2007#17,6365#1662,432
2006#17,1685#1742,346
2005#13,0107#1812,245
2004—#1802,232
2003#7,20715#1862,094
2002#12,1877#1822,052
2001#7,72413#1921,921
2000#6,20817#1891,884
1999#8,22311#1931,742
1998#9,2609#2061,577
1997#7,74211#1971,617
1996#5,53117#1881,705
1995#9,5538#1911,609
1994#6,31914#1851,679
1993#5,67316#2031,502
1992#5,26718#2221,373
1991#4,80820#2061,508
1990#4,38022#2231,370
1989#6,95511#2451,071
1988#7,6919#253929
1987#5,92312#250917
1986#7,1349#262840
1985#5,67812#263825
1984#6,8109#249880
1983#9,0156#247863
1982#9,2376#252874
1981#7,4098#250874
1980#5,54412#240928
1979#5,75111#244902
1978#5,95810#259784
1977#8,4446#300644
1976#5,60110#272714
1975#7,1737#301629
1974#5,7769#274685
1973—#274669
1972#5,9598#263748
1971#3,50818#276766
1970—#313626
1969#7,4715#340530
1968#7,0165#358469
1967—#347460
1966—#380396
1965—#356456
1964—#465290
1963—#565196
1962—#564195
1961—#663139
1960—#612164
1959—#627152
1958—#636146
1957—#694120
1956—#75694
1955—#94263
1954—#91865
1953—#92061
1952—#75587
1951—#80676
1950—#79174
1949—#71792
1948—#80271
1947—#81572
1946—#85659
1945—#86452
1944—#1,23529
1943—#1,30828
1942—#1,38125
1941—#1,44622
1940—#1,43322
1939—#1,87914
1938—#2,18511
1937—#1,40323
1936—#1,87214
1935—#1,70817
1934—#2,02213
1933—#2,09312
1932—#1,71618
1931—#2,47110
1930—#1,96415
1929—#1,79318
1928—#1,96016
1927—#2,03416
1926—#1,91117
1925—#2,19314
1924—#1,38029
1923—#1,50225
1922—#1,43427
1921—#2,26514
1920—#1,88518
1919—#1,69520
1918—#1,90517
1917—#1,98615
1916—#1,54921
1915—#1,30626
1914—#1,30021
1913—#1,58012
1912—#1,8858
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1897—#9426
1896—#72210
1895—#1,0795
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1892—#9566
1891—#9635
1890—#62910
1889—#7228
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1886—#9595
1885—#7657
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First appearance
1883

The first year at least five boys were named Erick! It came in at #892, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1883–1884, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Erick is popular in 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Erick, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Erick, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Erick, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Erick, so not publishedNHWashington: #287 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,846 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Erick, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Erick, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Erick, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #198 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,049 boysMNIllinois: #258 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,996 boysILWisconsin: #221 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,371 boysWIMichigan: #262 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,775 boysMINew York: #269 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 2,071 boysNYMassachusetts: #313 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,358 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Erick, so not publishedRIOregon: #337 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,595 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Erick, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Erick, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Erick, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Erick, so not publishedIAIndiana: #249 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,640 boysINOhio: #282 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,431 boysOHPennsylvania: #349 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,826 boysPANew Jersey: #244 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,069 boysNJConnecticut: #201 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,847 boysCTCalifornia: #178 for boys · 233 births · 1 in 980 boysCAUtah: #277 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,360 boysUTColorado: #273 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,518 boysCONebraska: #200 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,854 boysNEMissouri: #346 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,997 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Erick, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Erick, so not publishedWVVirginia: #313 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,151 boysVAMaryland: #298 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,144 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Erick, so not publishedDEArizona: #311 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,474 boysAZNew Mexico: #339 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,270 boysNMKansas: #289 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,877 boysKSArkansas: #319 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,952 boysARTennessee: #421 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,220 boysTNNorth Carolina: #321 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,920 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Erick, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Erick, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Erick, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #396 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,095 boysLAMississippi: #403 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,414 boysMSAlabama: #270 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,107 boysALGeorgia: #385 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,682 boysGAHawaii: #185 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 927 boysHITexas: #238 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 1,394 boysTXFlorida: #225 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,528 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#178 · 1 in 980
  2. Hawaii#185 · 1 in 927
  3. Minnesota#198 · 1 in 2,049
  4. Nebraska#200 · 1 in 1,854
  5. Connecticut#201 · 1 in 1,847

Best ever in a state: #83 in District of Columbia, 2008.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#1782331 in 980
Hawaii#18571 in 927
Minnesota#198151 in 2,049
Nebraska#20061 in 1,854
Connecticut#201111 in 1,847
Wisconsin#221141 in 2,371
Florida#225501 in 1,528
Texas#2381051 in 1,394
New Jersey#244231 in 2,069
Indiana#249141 in 2,640
Illinois#258401 in 1,996
Michigan#262231 in 2,775
New York#269591 in 2,071
Alabama#270121 in 2,107
Colorado#273101 in 2,518
Utah#27771 in 2,360
Ohio#282221 in 3,431
Washington#287111 in 2,846
Kansas#28961 in 2,877
Maryland#29891 in 3,144
Arizona#311111 in 2,474
Massachusetts#31391 in 4,358
Virginia#313121 in 3,151
Arkansas#31951 in 2,952
North Carolina#321141 in 2,920
Oregon#33751 in 3,595
New Mexico#33951 in 2,270
Missouri#34691 in 3,997
Pennsylvania#349161 in 4,826
Georgia#385121 in 3,682
Louisiana#396111 in 3,095
Mississippi#40351 in 3,414
Tennessee#42161 in 5,220
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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 Erick
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 34 spots since 2024 (#332 → #366)
  • 68 spots since 2020 (#298 → #366)
  • 101 spots since 2015 (#265 → #366)
  • Biggest jump: 371 spots in 1945 (#1,235 → #864)
  • Biggest drop: 334 spots in 1891 (#629 → #963)
Rise & fade · boys
124 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1883
  • Peaked 2007 at #166 (2,432 births)
  • Births halved by 2020, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 92 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1945–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 853
  • Highest: 1 in 853 boys born in 2007 were named Erick (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,943 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 27.0% of all boys named Erick (21,430) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s25#722 (1889)#835
1890s49#629 (1890)#878
1900s10#951 (1909)#951
1910s140#1,300 (1914)#1,651
1920s194#1,380 (1924)#1,836
1930s147#1,403 (1937)#1,931
1940s472#717 (1949)#1,086
1950s938#627 (1959)#785
1960s3,295#340 (1969)#465
1970s7,167#244 (1979)#278
1980s9,001#240 (1980)#251
1990s15,682#185 (1994)#201
2000s21,430#166 (2007)#182
2010s14,670#200 (2010)#251
2020s6,243#298 (2020)#323

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.

Erick in 1986

girls
#7,134
9 births · 1 in 190,616 girls
boys
#262
840 births · 1 in 2,192 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #7,134Erick9

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #262Erick840
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 190,616 of them was named Erick, which outranked 44.4% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Erick
  1. #6,612Zanetta10
  2. #6,612Zaynab10
  3. #6,612Zully10
  4. #7,134Erick9
  5. #7,134Aarin9
  6. #7,134Aarti9
  7. #7,134Adel9
  8. #7,749Aamber8
  9. #7,749Abbigayle8
  10. #7,749Abigael8

Tied with 614 names at #7,134; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 2,192 of them was named Erick, which outranked 96.7% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Erick
  1. #259Branden858
  2. #260Terrell857
  3. #261Barry852
  4. #262Erick840
  5. #263Dean839
  6. #263Jarrod839
  7. #265Dwayne825
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1986 →