Eriksen vs Eric

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

Name A

Eriksen

Boy name · Rank #11862

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Name B

Eric

Boy name · Rank #252

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Metric Eriksen Eric
Current Rank #11862 #252
Total Births (all years) 90 887,636
Peak Year 2019 1970
Peak Year Births 19 23,573
Peak Decade 2020ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2014 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Eriksen 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 — 135,242
2000ss — 69,476
2010ss 42 31,539
2020ss 48 8,212

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Eriksen Eric
2014 6 3,321
2015 — 3,045
2016 — 2,928
2017 5 2,782
2018 12 2,408
2019 19 2,204
2020 14 1,917
2021 8 1,789
2022 11 1,560
2023 9 1,544
2024 6 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, 2014–2024.

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