Recorded 1972–1998 Girls' name Peak 1990 78 births

Eriko — girls' name

78 babies named Eriko in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s391990s32
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Eriko was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

12 babies were named Eriko in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eriko

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Eriko between 1972 and 1998, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eriko currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eriko performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Eriko shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Eriko in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eriko 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 78 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.

Eriko at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

78

Since 1972

27 years of records

Peak year

1990

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1972

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1998

Eriko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1972

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1990)
12
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
468101214 1998199719941990198919881986198519821972 7

Eriko by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
39 births that decade — 50% of Eriko's all-time total
1970s71980s391990s32

Eriko by state

Where Eriko concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Eriko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 9.0%
California share of Eriko's total US births 9.0%

7 of 78 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eriko?
78 babies have been named Eriko since 1972. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1990 with 12 births.
When was Eriko most popular?
Eriko was most popular in the 1980s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Eriko most popular?
The top states for the name Eriko are California (7 births).
How long has the name Eriko been used?
Eriko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 27 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Eriko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Erin, Erica, Erika, Ericka, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1972–1998 (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.