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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,402 male babies that were named Eric in the US, which was 0.08% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Eric peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 22,614 babies, which was 1.27% of the total male babies born in the US in 1980.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	22614	1.27
1981	20715	1.16
1982	19879	1.10
1983	20356	1.14
1984	20956	1.16
1985	20843	1.13
1986	19528	1.06
1987	20203	1.08
1988	20174	1.05
1989	18978	0.95
1990	19429	0.95
1991	18051	0.89
1992	16145	0.81
1993	14548	0.74
1994	13310	0.69
1995	12486	0.66
1996	11610	0.61
1997	10317	0.55
1998	9964	0.52
1999	9382	0.49
2000	9161	0.47
2001	8559	0.44
2002	7927	0.41
2003	7787	0.39
2004	7133	0.36
2005	6697	0.34
2006	6231	0.30
2007	5959	0.29
2008	5377	0.26
2009	4645	0.23
2010	4200	0.22
2011	3750	0.20
2012	3636	0.19
2013	3265	0.17
2014	3321	0.17
2015	3045	0.16
2016	2928	0.15
2017	2782	0.15
2018	2408	0.13
2019	2204	0.12
2020	1917	0.11
2021	1789	0.10
2022	1560	0.09
2023	1544	0.09
2024	1402	0.08