Boys' name · since 1981
Erikson
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 367 babies named Erikson, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,506 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,863 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 367
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Erikson currently ranks #7863 among boys' names in America, with 367 babies recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erikson has been recorded 367 times among boys since 1981, currently ranked #7863 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #9,506 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,863 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 367 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erikson ranks #9,506 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,863 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 367 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,506 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,863 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 367
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Erikson's 367 recorded births place it above 79.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Erikson compares
367 49th percentile among 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
Erikson's all-time total is 1% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Erikson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 367 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Erikson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Erikson's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Erikson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Erikson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (127 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Erikson's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Erikson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
68 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s
2010s
127 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 127 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Erikson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (127 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Erikson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Erikson 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.