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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 30 male babies that were named Eric in Illinois, which was 0.06% of the total number of male babies born in Illinois in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Eric peaked as a male baby name in Illinois in 1980 with a count of 1,277 babies, which was 1.48% of the total male babies born in Illinois in 1980.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1277	1.48
1981	1168	1.38
1982	1162	1.39
1983	1093	1.34
1984	1136	1.39
1985	1056	1.28
1986	1066	1.34
1987	1091	1.34
1988	1147	1.37
1989	1044	1.20
1990	1003	1.12
1991	991	1.13
1992	905	1.05
1993	829	0.97
1994	765	0.91
1995	696	0.84
1996	619	0.77
1997	540	0.68
1998	556	0.69
1999	497	0.62
2000	477	0.59
2001	411	0.51
2002	361	0.46
2003	375	0.47
2004	379	0.48
2005	311	0.40
2006	271	0.35
2007	248	0.32
2008	266	0.36
2009	202	0.28
2010	170	0.24
2011	144	0.21
2012	146	0.22
2013	123	0.19
2014	154	0.23
2015	113	0.17
2016	100	0.16
2017	105	0.17
2018	89	0.15
2019	82	0.14
2020	61	0.11
2021	70	0.13
2022	55	0.11
2023	44	0.09
2024	30	0.06