Trend of the Popularity of Eric as a Male Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 234 male babies that were named Eric in California, which was 0.13% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Eric peaked as a male baby name in California in 1990 with a count of 2,980 babies, which was 1.03% of the total male babies born in California in 1990.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in California that were named Eric, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in California that were named Eric.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Eric in California

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Eric in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named Eric from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Eric as a Male Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	2314	1.20
1981	2118	1.05
1982	2093	1.02
1983	2312	1.12
1984	2347	1.11
1985	2509	1.12
1986	2457	1.08
1987	2699	1.13
1988	2656	1.05
1989	2669	0.99
1990	2980	1.03
1991	2768	0.96
1992	2530	0.89
1993	2190	0.80
1994	2073	0.78
1995	2042	0.79
1996	1940	0.77
1997	1653	0.67
1998	1587	0.65
1999	1546	0.64
2000	1465	0.59
2001	1339	0.55
2002	1298	0.53
2003	1281	0.51
2004	1193	0.47
2005	1162	0.46
2006	1059	0.41
2007	1020	0.39
2008	863	0.34
2009	753	0.31
2010	662	0.28
2011	619	0.27
2012	607	0.26
2013	611	0.27
2014	671	0.29
2015	572	0.25
2016	605	0.27
2017	599	0.28
2018	475	0.23
2019	419	0.21
2020	299	0.16
2021	253	0.13
2022	261	0.14
2023	232	0.13
2024	234	0.13