Boys' name · since 1969
Erez
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 263 babies named Erez, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,368 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,215 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 263
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Erez is the #6215 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 263 recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Erez recorded 263 times among boys since 1969, holding rank #6215 nationally today, ahead of 55% 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 1969 to 2025.
- #11,368 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,215 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 263 born since 1969
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erez ranks #11,368 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,215 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 263 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,368 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,215 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 263
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Erez's 263 recorded births place it above 74.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Erez compares
263 43rd 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
Erez's all-time total is 29% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Erez | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 263 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Erez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Erez's full recorded timeline at 2007, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Erez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Erez by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (80 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Erez's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Erez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 80 births (30% of all-time use).
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What to do with Erez's data
- Erez's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (80 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Erez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Erez 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.