Boys' name · since 1963
Eirik
362 babies named Eirik in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,566 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,367 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 362
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eirik currently ranks #8367 among boys' names in America, with 362 babies recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Eirik recorded 362 times among boys since 1963, holding rank #8367 nationally today, ahead of 40% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #9,566 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,367 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 362 born since 1963
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eirik ranks #9,566 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,367 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 362 born since 1963, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,566 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,367 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 362
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eirik's 362 recorded births place it above 78.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Eirik compares
362 49th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Eirik's all-time total is 2% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eirik | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 362 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eirik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eirik's full recorded timeline at 2001, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eirik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Eirik by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (100 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Eirik's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Eirik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s
1970s
45 births
- 1980s
1980s
43 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
48 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (28% of all-time use).
Eirik by state
Where Eirik concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 362 births nationwide.
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What to do with Eirik's data
- Eirik's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 2020s (66) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Eiriks (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eirik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~62 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1963–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Eirik draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.