Recorded 1973–2007 Boys' name Peak 1974 77 births

Erico — boys' name

77 babies named Erico in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s221990s132000s12
1970s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Erico was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

12 babies were named Erico in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Erico

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Erico between 1973 and 2007, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Erico currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Erico performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Erico shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Erico in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Erico in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 77 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Erico at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

77

Since 1973

35 years of records

Peak year

1974

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1973

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2007

Erico popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1973

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1974)
12
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
468101214 20072005199219911989198519821979197719741973 6

Erico by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
30 births that decade — 39% of Erico's all-time total
1970s301980s221990s132000s12

Erico by state

Where Erico concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Erico
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
6 7.8%
Tennessee share of Erico's total US births 7.8%

6 of 77 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Erico?
77 babies have been named Erico since 1973. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1974 with 12 births.
When was Erico most popular?
Erico was most popular in the 1970s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Erico most popular?
The top states for the name Erico are Tennessee (6 births).
How long has the name Erico been used?
Erico has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 35 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Erico?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eric, Erik, Erick, Erich, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.