Erric — boys' name
336 babies named Erric in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
34% of everyone ever named Erric was born in this single decade.
16 babies were named Erric in 1970 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Erric
The Social Security Administration has registered 336 babies named Erric between 1954 and 2004, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Erric currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 16 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Erric performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Erric shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Erric 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 336 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.
Erric at a glance
Last recorded 2004Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Erric popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1954
- Peak year (1970)
- 16
- Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2004.
336 total births across 51 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1970 with 16 births in a single year.
Erric by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 114 births that decade — 34% of Erric's all-time total
Erric decade highlights
- Peak decade 114 births
- Runner-up 73 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Erric's strongest decade
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 34% of all-time use.
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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, 1954–2004 (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.