Recorded 1971–2007 Boys' name Peak 1998 68 births

Eryc — boys' name

68 babies named Eryc in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s61990s392000s18
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Eryc was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

9 babies were named Eryc in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eryc

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Eryc between 1971 and 2007, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eryc currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eryc performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Eryc shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eryc 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 68 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.

Eryc at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

68

Since 1971

37 years of records

Peak year

1998

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1971

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2007

Eryc popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1971

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1998)
9
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Eryc by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
39 births that decade — 57% of Eryc's all-time total
1970s51980s61990s392000s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eryc?
68 babies have been named Eryc since 1971. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1998 with 9 births.
When was Eryc most popular?
Eryc was most popular in the 1990s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Eryc been used?
Eryc has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 37 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Eryc?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eryk, Eryck, Eryn, Eryx, and 2 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, 1971–2007 (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.