Boys' name · since 1989
Erix
Erix has 17 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,095 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1989
- 1980s
- peak decade
Erix sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Erix recorded 17 times among boys since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2016.
- #30,095 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 17 born since 1989
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erix ranks #30,095 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1989, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,095 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1989
- 1980s
- peak decade
Erix's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Erix's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Erix's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Erix popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2016
- Peak year (1989)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2016.
17 total births across 28 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1989 with 6 births in a single year.
Erix by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (6 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Erix's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Erix births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (35% of all-time use).
Erix decade highlights
- Peak decade 6 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Erix's data
- Erix's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- 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 Erix: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1989–2016 (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 Erix 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.
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