Eriq vs Erik

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

Name A

Eriq

Boy name

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Name B

Erik

Boy name · Rank #476

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Eriq Erik
Current Rank Unranked #476
Total Births (all years) 742 156,900
Peak Year 1995 1980
Peak Year Births 75 4,914
Peak Decade 1990ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1988 1911

Births by Decade

Decade Eriq Erik
1910ss — 52
1920ss — 141
1930ss — 232
1940ss — 857
1950ss — 2,450
1960ss — 14,770
1970ss — 32,093
1980ss 18 36,346
1990ss 395 33,604
2000ss 261 22,407
2010ss 57 10,502
2020ss 11 3,446

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Eriq Erik
2014 8 1,037
2015 6 1,018
2016 — 948
2017 7 900
2018 — 854
2019 7 815
2020 6 708
2021 — 699
2022 5 716
2023 — 679
2024 — 644

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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