Boys' name · since 1967
Erek
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 671 babies named Erek, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,613 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 671
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Erek is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 671 have been recorded since 1967.
Erek has 671 recorded births among boys since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2024.
- #6,613 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 671 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erek ranks #6,613 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 671 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,613 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 671
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Erek's 671 recorded births place it above 85.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Erek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Erek's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Erek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2024
- Peak year (1990)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Erek by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (189 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Erek's strongest decade.
189 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Erek births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
134 births
- 1980s
1980s
189 births
- 1990s
1990s
147 births
- 2000s
2000s
144 births
- 2010s 38
2010s
38 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 189 births (28% of all-time use).
How Erek compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Erek's total volume
Erek by state
Where Erek concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
11 of 671 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Erek's decade-level peak was the 1980s (189 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ereks (11 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Erek: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1967–2024 (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 Erek 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.