Erie vs Eric

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

Name A

Erie

Boy name

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Name B

Eric

Boy name · Rank #252

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Metric Erie Eric
Current Rank Unranked #252
Total Births (all years) 1,960 887,636
Peak Year 1970 1970
Peak Year Births 81 23,573
Peak Decade 1970ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Erie Eric
1880ss 23 122
1890ss 5 204
1900ss 5 262
1910ss 81 1,311
1920ss 103 2,027
1930ss 78 2,796
1940ss 103 15,192
1950ss 228 53,297
1960ss 380 152,216
1970ss 510 211,494
1980ss 332 204,246
1990ss 94 135,242
2000ss 18 69,476
2010ss — 31,539
2020ss — 8,212

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Erie Eric
2014 — 3,321
2015 — 3,045
2016 — 2,928
2017 — 2,782
2018 — 2,408
2019 — 2,204
2020 — 1,917
2021 — 1,789
2022 — 1,560
2023 — 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, 1880–2002.

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