US rank #7906 Boys' name Peak 2023 357 births

Erikson — #7906 US boys' name

357 babies named Erikson in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s191990s682000s952010s1272020s48
#7906
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Erikson was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

19 babies were named Erikson in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Erikson

The Social Security Administration has registered 357 babies named Erikson between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Erikson currently holds the #7906 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Erikson performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Erikson shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Erikson 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 357 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.

Erikson at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

357

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2023

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,906

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Erikson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
19
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
05101520 20242018201320082003199619911981 8

Erikson by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
127 births that decade — 36% of Erikson's all-time total
1980s191990s682000s952010s1272020s48

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Erikson?
357 babies have been named Erikson since 1981. It currently ranks #7906 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 19 births.
When was Erikson most popular?
Erikson was most popular in the 2010s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Erikson been used?
Erikson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Erikson?
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.

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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, 1981–2024 (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.