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Erik is a given name used predominantly for boys. There have been 157,566 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 156,900 as boys and 666 as girls. Erik gained popularity in the 1960s, peaked in 1980 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 644
2023 679
2022 716
2021 699
2020 708
2019 815
2018 854
2017 900
2016 948
2015 1,018
2014 1,037
2013 1,105
2012 1,222
2011 1,266
2010 1,337
2009 1,555
2008 1,802
2007 2,034
2006 2,131
2005 2,233
2004 2,373
2003 2,555
2002 2,460
2001 2,574
2000 2,731
1999 2,729
1998 2,683
1997 2,862
1996 3,029
1995 3,443
1994 3,770
1993 3,502
1992 3,832
1991 3,904
1990 3,966
1989 3,645
1988 3,499
1987 3,256
1986 3,134
1985 3,398
1984 3,450
1983 3,665
1982 3,662
1981 3,944
1980 4,955
1979 4,658
1978 3,279
1977 2,803
1976 2,773
1975 2,871
1974 2,904
1973 3,080
1972 3,415
1971 3,223
1970 3,262
1969 2,735
1968 2,387
1967 2,263
1966 1,974
1965 2,134
1964 1,169
1963 674
1962 516
1961 520
1960 470
1959 428
1958 340
1957 324
1956 253
1955 222
1954 220
1953 191
1952 187
1951 153
1950 132
1949 154
1948 93
1947 121
1946 95
1945 96
1944 65
1943 79
1942 57
1941 53
1940 44
1939 39
1938 32
1937 24
1936 18
1935 24
1934 24
1933 23
1932 13
1931 18
1930 17
1929 19
1928 8
1927 18
1926 16
1925 11
1924 23
1923 15
1922 12
1921 11
1920 8
1918 12
1917 8
1916 10
1915 11
1914 6
1911 5