Recorded 1973–1999 Boys' name Peak 1985 70 births

Errik — boys' name

70 babies named Errik in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s181990s41
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Errik was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

8 babies were named Errik in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Errik

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Errik between 1973 and 1999, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Errik currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Errik performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Errik shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Errik in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Errik 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 70 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.

Errik at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

70

Since 1973

27 years of records

Peak year

1985

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1973

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1999

Errik popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1973

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1985)
8
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
456789 199919971995199419931991199019891985198419781973 6

Errik by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
41 births that decade — 59% of Errik's all-time total
1970s111980s181990s41

Errik by state

Where Errik concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Errik
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 7.1%
California share of Errik's total US births 7.1%

5 of 70 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Errik?
70 babies have been named Errik since 1973. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1985 with 8 births.
When was Errik most popular?
Errik was most popular in the 1990s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Errik most popular?
The top states for the name Errik are California (5 births).
How long has the name Errik been used?
Errik has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 27 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Errik?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Errol, Errick, Erron, Erroll, 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, 1973–1999 (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.