Boys' name · since 1883
Erick
79,463 babies named Erick in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #367 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #366 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 79,463
- born since 1883
- 2000s
- peak decade
Erick currently ranks #366 among boys' names in America, with 79,463 babies recorded since 1883.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erick has been recorded 79,463 times among boys since 1883, currently ranked #366 nationally and more common than 97% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #367 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #366 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 79,463 born since 1883
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erick ranks #367 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #366 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 79,463 born since 1883, peaking in the 2000s.
- #367 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #366 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 79,463
- born since 1883
- 2000s
- peak decade
Erick's 79,463 recorded births place it above 99.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Erick compares
79,463 Top 3% higher than 97% of 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
Erick's all-time total is 215x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Erick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 79,463 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,432 | 34 | 22,252 |
Erick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Erick splits its recorded history at 1963: 97% of all births land in the more recent half, 3% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 2,432 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Erick popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 2,432
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Erick popularity over time - girls
417 total births recorded since 1968 (Erick as girls' name)
Erick by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (21,430 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Erick's strongest decade.
21,430 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Erick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 25
1880s
25 births
- 1890s 49
1890s
49 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 140
1910s
140 births
- 1920s 194
1920s
194 births
- 1930s 147
1930s
147 births
- 1940s 472
1940s
472 births
- 1950s 938
1950s
938 births
- 1960s 3,295
1960s
3,295 births
- 1970s 7,167
1970s
7,167 births
- 1980s
1980s
9,001 births
- 1990s
1990s
15,682 births
- 2000s
2000s
21,430 births
- 2010s
2010s
14,670 births
- 2020s 6,243
2020s
6,243 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 21,430 births (27% of all-time use).
How Erick 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 Erick's total volume
Erick by state
Where Erick concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20,936 | 26.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11,657 | 14.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 5,670 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 3,898 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 3,826 | 4.8% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 2,354 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 2,152 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 1,818 | 2.3% |
20,936 of 79,463 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Erick appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Erick's data
- Erick's decade-level peak was the 2000s (21,430 total births); usage has since declined to 6,243 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ericks (20,936 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Erick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1883–2025 (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 Erick 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.