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Eric is a given name of Old Norse, Scandinavian origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 891,929 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 887,636 as boys and 4,293 as girls. Eric gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1970 and has since declined significantly. It is the #53 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,402
2023 1,544
2022 1,560
2021 1,789
2020 1,917
2019 2,204
2018 2,408
2017 2,782
2016 2,933
2015 3,050
2014 3,326
2013 3,275
2012 3,636
2011 3,750
2010 4,207
2009 4,652
2008 5,385
2007 5,969
2006 6,242
2005 6,709
2004 7,162
2003 7,803
2002 7,944
2001 8,572
2000 9,187
1999 9,404
1998 9,985
1997 10,354
1996 11,646
1995 12,524
1994 13,363
1993 14,597
1992 16,201
1991 18,124
1990 19,508
1989 19,093
1988 20,339
1987 20,361
1986 19,678
1985 21,006
1984 21,104
1983 20,510
1982 20,016
1981 20,849
1980 22,767
1979 20,410
1978 19,913
1977 20,869
1976 21,496
1975 19,920
1974 20,327
1973 20,932
1972 22,149
1971 23,101
1970 23,721
1969 20,874
1968 18,581
1967 17,921
1966 16,553
1965 16,898
1964 14,624
1963 13,320
1962 12,384
1961 11,157
1960 10,560
1959 9,764
1958 8,209
1957 6,639
1956 5,266
1955 4,666
1954 4,176
1953 3,941
1952 4,006
1951 3,675
1950 3,104
1949 2,773
1948 2,497
1947 2,350
1946 1,820
1945 1,351
1944 1,195
1943 1,170
1942 873
1941 703
1940 482
1939 432
1938 370
1937 299
1936 296
1935 288
1934 259
1933 234
1932 199
1931 213
1930 206
1929 205
1928 221
1927 208
1926 214
1925 211
1924 228
1923 175
1922 200
1921 179
1920 186
1919 190
1918 202
1917 186
1916 155
1915 155
1914 145
1913 109
1912 93
1911 35
1910 41
1909 33
1908 30
1907 22
1906 33
1905 23
1904 15
1903 34
1902 26
1901 25
1900 21
1899 17
1898 30
1897 30
1896 25
1895 20
1894 20
1893 13
1892 18
1891 18
1890 13
1889 21
1888 13
1887 11
1886 10
1885 16
1884 12
1883 11
1882 9
1881 9
1880 10