Boys' name · since 1959
Erickson
1,187 babies named Erickson in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,615 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,657 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,187
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Erickson currently ranks #5657 among boys' names in America, with 1,187 babies recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Erickson recorded 1,187 times among boys since 1959, holding rank #5657 nationally today, ahead of 59% 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 1959 to 2025.
- #4,615 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,657 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,187 born since 1959
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erickson ranks #4,615 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,657 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,187 born since 1959, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,615 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,657 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,187
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Erickson's 1,187 recorded births place it above 89.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Erickson compares
1,187 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Erickson's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Erickson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,187 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Erickson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Erickson's full recorded timeline at 1996, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 50 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Erickson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Erickson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (327 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Erickson's strongest decade.
327 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Erickson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 85
1970s
85 births
- 1980s
1980s
133 births
- 1990s
1990s
196 births
- 2000s
2000s
255 births
- 2010s
2010s
327 births
- 2020s
2020s
174 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 327 births (28% of all-time use).
How Erickson 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 Erickson's total volume
Erickson by state
Where Erickson concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 79 | 6.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 46 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 0.5% |
79 of 1,187 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Erickson's data
- Erickson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (327 total births) through the 2020s (174) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ericksons (79 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Erickson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Erickson 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.