Recorded 1976–2012 Boys' name Peak 1992 260 births

Erique — boys' name

260 babies named Erique in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s421990s1282000s792010s5
1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Erique was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

20 babies were named Erique in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Erique

The Social Security Administration has registered 260 babies named Erique between 1976 and 2012, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Erique currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Erique performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Erique shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Erique 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 260 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.

Erique at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

260

Since 1976

37 years of records

Peak year

1992

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1976

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2012

Erique popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1976

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1992)
20
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
0510152025 20122005200119971993198819801976 6

Erique by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
128 births that decade — 49% of Erique's all-time total
1970s61980s421990s1282000s792010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Erique?
260 babies have been named Erique since 1976. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1992 with 20 births.
When was Erique most popular?
Erique was most popular in the 1990s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Erique been used?
Erique has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 37 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Erique?
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, 1976–2012 (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.