US rank #12529 Boys' name Peak 1972 1,326 births

Errick — #12529 US boys' name

1,326 babies named Errick in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s571960s1541970s3871980s2651990s2472000s1362010s622020s13
#12529
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 12% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Errick was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

55 babies were named Errick in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Errick

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,326 babies named Errick between 1949 and 2024, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Errick currently holds the #12529 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Errick performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 387 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Errick shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 64 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Errick in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Errick 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 1,326 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.

Errick at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,326

Since 1949

76 years of records

Peak year

1972

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#12,529

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1949

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2024

Errick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1949

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1972)
55
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
0204060 202420102001199219831974196519561949 5

Errick by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
387 births that decade — 29% of Errick's all-time total
1940s51950s571960s1541970s3871980s2651990s2472000s1362010s622020s13

Errick by state

Where Errick concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Errick
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
64 4.8%
#2 California
33 2.5%
#3 Illinois
17 1.3%
#4 Mississippi
10 0.8%
#5 Florida
6 0.5%
#6 New York
6 0.5%
#7 Alabama
5 0.4%
#8 Michigan
5 0.4%
Texas share of Errick's total US births 4.8%
Even split

64 of 1,326 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Errick?
1,326 babies have been named Errick since 1949. It currently ranks #12529 among boys. The peak year was 1972 with 55 births.
When was Errick most popular?
Errick was most popular in the 1970s decade with 387 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Errick most popular?
The top states for the name Errick are Texas (64 births), California (33 births), Illinois (17 births).
How long has the name Errick been used?
Errick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 76 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Errick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Errol, Erron, Erroll, Erric, 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, 1949–2024 (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.