Trend of the Popularity of Eric as a Male Baby Name in New Jersey

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 35 male babies that were named Eric in New Jersey, which was 0.09% of the total number of male babies born in New Jersey in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Eric peaked as a male baby name in New Jersey in 1988 with a count of 742 babies, which was 1.44% of the total male babies born in New Jersey in 1988.

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

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Eric in New Jersey

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Eric in New Jersey

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

Trend of the Popularity of Eric as a Male Baby Name in New Jersey

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	537	1.26
1981	496	1.17
1982	495	1.13
1983	519	1.18
1984	513	1.16
1985	563	1.21
1986	551	1.16
1987	591	1.18
1988	742	1.44
1989	629	1.14
1990	671	1.23
1991	643	1.20
1992	622	1.18
1993	571	1.12
1994	477	0.94
1995	532	1.07
1996	426	0.88
1997	413	0.86
1998	359	0.74
1999	353	0.74
2000	311	0.65
2001	306	0.64
2002	271	0.57
2003	234	0.48
2004	214	0.45
2005	209	0.45
2006	203	0.43
2007	175	0.37
2008	153	0.34
2009	134	0.30
2010	108	0.25
2011	106	0.25
2012	78	0.19
2013	83	0.20
2014	100	0.24
2015	81	0.20
2016	74	0.18
2017	69	0.17
2018	62	0.15
2019	40	0.10
2020	33	0.08
2021	37	0.09
2022	35	0.09
2023	44	0.11
2024	35	0.09