Eriq vs Eric

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

Name A

Eriq

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Name B

Eric

Boy name · Rank #252

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Metric Eriq Eric
Current Rank Unranked #252
Total Births (all years) 742 887,636
Peak Year 1995 1970
Peak Year Births 75 23,573
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1988 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Eriq 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 18 204,246
1990ss 395 135,242
2000ss 261 69,476
2010ss 57 31,539
2020ss 11 8,212

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Eriq Eric
2014 8 3,321
2015 6 3,045
2016 — 2,928
2017 7 2,782
2018 — 2,408
2019 7 2,204
2020 6 1,917
2021 — 1,789
2022 5 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, 1988–2022.

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