Eric

Given to 893,184 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −33% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#273

recorded as boys

21 since 2024

Babies in 2025

1,256

boys 1,256

Peak year

1976

21,359 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

893,184

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Eric was most popular in 1976, when 21,359 babies recorded as boys got the name (13.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,256 babies were named Eric, ranking #273 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 33%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	1,256	273
2024	<5	—	1,406	252
2023	<5	—	1,547	227
2022	<5	—	1,561	229
2021	<5	—	1,790	213
2020	<5	—	1,917	198
2019	<5	—	2,205	176
2018	<5	—	2,410	160
2017	<5	—	2,782	143
2016	5	16215	2,930	142
2015	5	16419	3,046	138
2014	5	16513	3,323	122
2013	10	10235	3,265	118
2012	<5	—	3,637	107
2011	<5	—	3,751	104
2010	7	13448	4,201	95
2009	7	13704	4,646	95
2008	8	12579	5,377	86
2007	10	10818	5,959	83
2006	11	9901	6,232	77
2005	12	8883	6,697	66
2004	29	4601	7,133	61
2003	16	6885	7,787	56
2002	17	6392	7,928	52
2001	13	7724	8,559	44
2000	26	4527	9,162	42
1999	22	4870	9,382	39
1998	21	4955	9,964	39
1997	37	3161	10,317	35
1996	36	3237	11,611	35
1995	38	3022	12,485	32
1994	53	2412	13,311	30
1993	49	2533	14,548	29
1992	56	2318	16,145	26
1991	73	1913	18,051	25
1990	79	1813	19,430	24
1989	115	1339	18,977	21
1988	165	996	20,175	19
1987	158	993	20,203	21
1986	150	1018	19,528	22
1985	163	950	20,844	21
1984	148	974	20,955	22
1983	154	954	20,347	20
1982	137	1053	19,878	20
1981	134	1060	20,712	17
1980	153	966	22,611	16
1979	141	1010	20,268	17
1978	150	939	19,761	16
1977	124	1060	20,745	17
1976	133	956	21,359	13
1975	124	990	19,793	13
1974	139	908	20,193	13
1973	130	934	20,802	13
1972	118	1000	22,027	16
1971	137	938	22,962	18
1970	148	891	23,571	18
1969	128	940	20,747	21
1968	79	1231	18,501	22
1967	90	1097	17,830	23
1966	81	1189	16,475	25
1965	68	1323	16,826	25
1964	57	1497	14,567	32
1963	43	1754	13,278	31
1962	41	1782	12,348	33
1961	43	1742	11,111	38
1960	26	2307	10,539	44
1959	35	1881	9,726	46
1958	20	2581	8,190	50
1957	19	2651	6,621	60
1956	13	3321	5,252	79
1955	7	4740	4,660	85
1954	7	4655	4,169	89
1953	12	3269	3,929	89
1952	16	2671	3,989	88
1951	11	3284	3,664	93
1950	9	3662	3,095	98
1949	5	5244	2,768	105
1948	5	5243	2,491	114
1947	5	5295	2,344	122
1946	<5	—	1,820	134
1945	<5	—	1,351	153
1944	<5	—	1,195	158
1943	<5	—	1,170	161
1942	7	3738	866	182
1941	<5	—	703	199
1940	<5	—	482	249
1939	<5	—	432	258
1938	<5	—	370	286
1937	<5	—	299	309
1936	<5	—	296	310
1935	<5	—	288	320
1934	<5	—	259	340
1933	<5	—	234	351
1932	<5	—	199	399
1931	<5	—	213	385
1930	<5	—	206	408
1929	<5	—	205	406
1928	<5	—	221	403
1927	<5	—	208	419
1926	<5	—	214	409
1925	<5	—	211	410
1924	<5	—	228	406
1923	<5	—	175	463
1922	<5	—	200	424
1921	<5	—	179	458
1920	<5	—	186	445
1919	<5	—	190	426
1918	<5	—	202	412
1917	<5	—	186	413
1916	<5	—	155	447
1915	<5	—	155	436
1914	<5	—	145	394
1913	<5	—	109	413
1912	<5	—	93	399
1911	<5	—	35	497
1910	<5	—	41	421
1909	<5	—	33	436
1908	<5	—	30	438
1907	<5	—	22	495
1906	<5	—	33	363
1905	<5	—	23	463
1904	<5	—	15	587
1903	<5	—	34	322
1902	<5	—	26	388
1901	<5	—	25	371
1900	<5	—	21	518
1899	<5	—	17	457
1898	<5	—	30	350
1897	<5	—	30	339
1896	<5	—	25	388
1895	<5	—	20	437
1894	<5	—	20	419
1893	<5	—	13	538
1892	<5	—	18	458
1891	<5	—	18	411
1890	<5	—	13	533
1889	<5	—	21	388
1888	<5	—	13	554
1887	<5	—	11	544
1886	<5	—	10	605
1885	<5	—	16	462
1884	<5	—	12	547
1883	<5	—	11	556
1882	<5	—	9	652
1881	<5	—	9	595
1880	<5	—	10	600