Erian vs Eric

Side-by-side comparison of Erian and Eric — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Erian

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Name B

Eric

Boy name · Rank #252

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Metric Erian Eric
Current Rank Unranked #252
Total Births (all years) 174 887,636
Peak Year 2016 1970
Peak Year Births 16 23,573
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1996 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Erian Eric
1880ss — 122
1890ss — 204
1900ss — 262
1910ss — 1,311
1920ss — 2,027
1930ss — 2,796
1940ss — 15,192
1950ss — 53,297
1960ss — 152,216
1970ss — 211,494
1980ss — 204,246
1990ss 6 135,242
2000ss 34 69,476
2010ss 99 31,539
2020ss 35 8,212

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Erian Eric
2014 14 3,321
2015 13 3,045
2016 16 2,928
2017 7 2,782
2018 11 2,408
2019 10 2,204
2020 7 1,917
2021 5 1,789
2022 11 1,560
2023 12 1,544
2024 — 1,402

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1996–2023.

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