US rank #6928 Boys' name Peak 2001 1,046 births

Eryk — #6928 US boys' name

1,046 babies named Eryk in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s941990s2552000s3832010s2332020s64
#6928
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Eryk was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

51 babies were named Eryk in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eryk

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,046 babies named Eryk between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eryk currently holds the #6928 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eryk performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 383 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Eryk shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 112 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Eryk in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eryk 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 1,046 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.

Eryk at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,046

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2001

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,928

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eryk popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
51
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Eryk by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
383 births that decade — 37% of Eryk's all-time total
1970s171980s941990s2552000s3832010s2332020s64

Eryk by state

Where Eryk concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Eryk
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
112 10.7%
#2 New York
46 4.4%
#3 California
37 3.5%
#4 New Jersey
7 0.7%
Illinois share of Eryk's total US births 10.7%
Even split

112 of 1,046 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eryk?
1,046 babies have been named Eryk since 1976. It currently ranks #6928 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 51 births.
When was Eryk most popular?
Eryk was most popular in the 2000s decade with 383 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Eryk most popular?
The top states for the name Eryk are Illinois (112 births), New York (46 births), California (37 births).
How long has the name Eryk been used?
Eryk has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eryk?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eryck, Eryn, Eryx, Eryc, 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, 1976–2024 (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.