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Eric name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Eric ranks #273 in male records (1,256 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#273 · 1,256 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 150 male records (1,406 to 1,256); rank moved from #252 to #273.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 534 male records (1,790 to 1,256); rank moved from #213 to #273.
Peak year in available data
2016: 2,930 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Eric becoming more popular?

Eric's reported male count decreased by 150 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #252 to #273. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Eric. That is not a count of zero.

Eric in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for EricFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,9300201620252016: 5 female records2016: 2,930 male records2017: 2,782 male records2018: 2,410 male records2019: 2,205 male records2020: 1,917 male records2021: 1,790 male records2022: 1,561 male records2023: 1,547 male records2024: 1,406 male records2025: 1,256 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025——1,256273
2024——1,406252
2023——1,547227
2022——1,561229
2021——1,790213
2020——1,917198
2019——2,205176
2018——2,410160
2017——2,782143
2016517,0602,930142

Questions about Eric’s popularity

How common is Eric in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Eric ranks #273 in male records (1,256 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Eric?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Eric only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

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