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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

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