Erich
Erich was given to 15 boys in 2025, #5,934 among boys’ names; 11,706 Americans have been recorded with it since 1894 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 9,710 Americans named Erich and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (83% of everyone recorded); the median is 46 years old and half are between 35 and 56.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Erich by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Erich mean?
Wiktionary, German section
Erich is “a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eric and Erik, feminine equivalent Erica and Erika, equivalent to English Eric”
[ˈeːʁɪç]
Meaning: Wiktionary, German section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Erich?
#5,934 among boys’ names, 2025
Erich fell from #3,808 in 2015 to #5,934 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born fell from 14.6 to 8.8 per million.
343 babies in 1971, the peak
Erich peaked in 1971, when 343 boys were given it, #441 among boys’ names. The 15 births of 2025 are 4% of that peak.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,934 | 0.01 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,725 | 0.01 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,638 | 0.01 |
| 2022 | 25 | #4,207 | 0.01 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,186 | 0.01 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,523 | 0.01 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,841 | 0.01 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,450 | 0.01 |
| 2017 | 25 | #4,140 | 0.01 |
| 2016 | 30 | #3,615 | 0.02 |
Every recorded year (123)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 28 | #3,808 | 0.01 |
| 2014 | 48 | #2,552 | 0.02 |
| 2013 | 39 | #2,905 | 0.02 |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,249 | 0.02 |
| 2011 | 49 | #2,518 | 0.03 |
| 2010 | 36 | #3,140 | 0.02 |
| 2009 | 51 | #2,493 | 0.03 |
| 2008 | 51 | #2,483 | 0.02 |
| 2007 | 57 | #2,287 | 0.03 |
| 2006 | 56 | #2,260 | 0.03 |
| 2005 | 73 | #1,790 | 0.04 |
| 2004 | 78 | #1,655 | 0.04 |
| 2003 | 91 | #1,437 | 0.05 |
| 2002 | 91 | #1,422 | 0.05 |
| 2001 | 85 | #1,451 | 0.04 |
| 2000 | 125 | #1,120 | 0.06 |
| 1999 | 119 | #1,113 | 0.06 |
| 1998 | 122 | #1,069 | 0.06 |
| 1997 | 147 | #923 | 0.08 |
| 1996 | 162 | #855 | 0.09 |
| 1995 | 155 | #873 | 0.08 |
| 1994 | 189 | #765 | 0.10 |
| 1993 | 185 | #770 | 0.09 |
| 1992 | 200 | #730 | 0.10 |
| 1991 | 193 | #729 | 0.10 |
| 1990 | 201 | #715 | 0.10 |
| 1989 | 221 | #670 | 0.11 |
| 1988 | 241 | #608 | 0.13 |
| 1987 | 217 | #616 | 0.12 |
| 1986 | 210 | #617 | 0.11 |
| 1985 | 252 | #555 | 0.14 |
| 1984 | 246 | #552 | 0.14 |
| 1983 | 232 | #550 | 0.13 |
| 1982 | 258 | #532 | 0.14 |
| 1981 | 211 | #588 | 0.12 |
| 1980 | 272 | #515 | 0.15 |
| 1979 | 209 | #592 | 0.12 |
| 1978 | 242 | #531 | 0.15 |
| 1977 | 257 | #511 | 0.16 |
| 1976 | 239 | #523 | 0.15 |
| 1975 | 256 | #500 | 0.16 |
| 1974 | 252 | #501 | 0.16 |
| 1973 | 251 | #491 | 0.16 |
| 1972 | 290 | #462 | 0.18 |
| 1971 | 343 | #441 | 0.19 |
| 1970 | 304 | #464 | 0.16 |
| 1969 | 235 | #505 | 0.13 |
| 1968 | 235 | #493 | 0.14 |
| 1967 | 182 | #553 | 0.10 |
| 1966 | 188 | #557 | 0.11 |
| 1965 | 211 | #528 | 0.11 |
| 1964 | 198 | #561 | 0.10 |
| 1963 | 204 | #554 | 0.10 |
| 1962 | 151 | #630 | 0.07 |
| 1961 | 177 | #593 | 0.08 |
| 1960 | 165 | #608 | 0.08 |
| 1959 | 127 | #679 | 0.06 |
| 1958 | 116 | #696 | 0.05 |
| 1957 | 115 | #705 | 0.05 |
| 1956 | 89 | #786 | 0.04 |
| 1955 | 71 | #879 | 0.03 |
| 1954 | 61 | #945 | 0.03 |
| 1953 | 62 | #912 | 0.03 |
| 1952 | 61 | #906 | 0.03 |
| 1951 | 52 | #978 | 0.03 |
| 1950 | 46 | #1,039 | 0.03 |
| 1949 | 35 | #1,212 | 0.02 |
| 1948 | 45 | #1,048 | 0.03 |
| 1947 | 49 | #1,029 | 0.03 |
| 1946 | 36 | #1,160 | 0.02 |
| 1945 | 39 | #1,020 | 0.03 |
| 1944 | 30 | #1,221 | 0.02 |
| 1943 | 26 | #1,376 | 0.02 |
| 1942 | 29 | #1,301 | 0.02 |
| 1941 | 38 | #1,056 | 0.03 |
| 1940 | 38 | #1,052 | 0.03 |
| 1939 | 32 | #1,151 | 0.03 |
| 1938 | 22 | #1,453 | 0.02 |
| 1937 | 18 | #1,650 | 0.02 |
| 1936 | 28 | #1,254 | 0.03 |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,607 | 0.02 |
| 1934 | 24 | #1,395 | 0.02 |
| 1933 | 25 | #1,340 | 0.03 |
| 1932 | 27 | #1,334 | 0.03 |
| 1931 | 27 | #1,342 | 0.03 |
| 1930 | 31 | #1,287 | 0.03 |
| 1929 | 28 | #1,348 | 0.03 |
| 1928 | 28 | #1,395 | 0.03 |
| 1927 | 19 | #1,826 | 0.02 |
| 1926 | 16 | #2,012 | 0.01 |
| 1925 | 27 | #1,430 | 0.02 |
| 1924 | 22 | #1,694 | 0.02 |
| 1923 | 17 | #1,967 | 0.02 |
| 1922 | 19 | #1,843 | 0.02 |
| 1921 | 19 | #1,851 | 0.02 |
| 1920 | 23 | #1,608 | 0.02 |
| 1919 | 22 | #1,589 | 0.02 |
| 1918 | 25 | #1,459 | 0.02 |
| 1917 | 23 | #1,497 | 0.02 |
| 1916 | 33 | #1,143 | 0.04 |
| 1915 | 23 | #1,427 | 0.03 |
| 1914 | 22 | #1,280 | 0.03 |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,387 | 0.03 |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,658 | 0.02 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,431 | 0.03 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,104 | 0.05 |
| 1901 | 7 | #885 | 0.07 |
| 1900 | 9 | #926 | 0.06 |
| 1899 | 8 | #809 | 0.08 |
| 1897 | 7 | #876 | 0.06 |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,148 | 0.04 |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,131 | 0.04 |
| 1894 | 6 | #991 | 0.05 |
Ranks and shares: boys’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all boys SSA recorded that year.
Is Erich a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Erich has been given almost only to boys: 32 girls in 123 years of records.
Girls and boys named Erich: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Erich, and how old are they?
9,710 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 83% of the 11,706 Americans ever recorded as Erich. The median Erich alive today is 46 years old; half are between 35 and 56.
The 2020 Census counted 10,617 people named Erich (52 women and girls, 10,565 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 10,020 born in the U.S. The Census count is 6% above that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 105 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 1,320 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 3,520 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 3,210 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 1,250 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 304 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Erich born?
The states with the most babies named Erich are California, New York and Illinois, with 40% of its births recorded by state since 1910.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1,273 | not ranked | 1.0× |
| New York | 1,065 | not ranked | 1.2× |
| Illinois | 702 | not ranked | 1.2× |
| Pennsylvania | 573 | not ranked | 1.0× |
| Ohio | 546 | not ranked | 1.0× |
| Michigan | 522 | not ranked | 1.1× |
| Texas | 493 | not ranked | 0.6× |
| New Jersey | 398 | not ranked | 1.1× |
| Wisconsin | 376 | not ranked | 1.5× |
| Florida | 226 | not ranked | 0.5× |
Where Erich is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Erich is most over-represented in Wisconsin: since 1910 it was given 1.5 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Erich with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Erich
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Erich and names like it
- Compare Erich and CedricBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1970sErich peaked in 1971.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Erich since 1910.
- The top names of 1971The year the most babies were named Erich.
- The names of Generation XMost people named Erich alive today were born 1965-1980.
- Names starting with EMost given first.