Boys' name · peaked in 2007
Erick name popularity since 1925
79,543 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Erick. Half of them were born in 2001 or earlier, so the typical Erick is about 25 years old in 2026. Erick peaked in 2007 as the #166 name for boys, and it ranked #366 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 79,543
- Named Erick, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #366
- for boys in 2025 (879 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 417 girls · 79,126 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.64× its national share
Peak year is the year Erick made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Erick births per year, 1925–2025
2007 was the biggest year for Erick both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1961 and 1966, Erick became 3.4× more common, from 1 in 15,300 baby boys to 1 in 4,500.
- Steepest fall: Between 2008 and 2013, its share of baby boys fell by 34%, from 1 in 919 to 1 in 1,390.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Erick's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Erick.
Decade by decade
Babies named Erick in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 81 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 147 | #1,727 |
| 1940s | 0 | 472 | #865 |
| 1950s | 0 | 938 | #945 |
| 1960s | 10 | 3,295 | #356 |
| 1970s | 79 | 7,167 | #301 |
| 1980s | 94 | 9,001 | #263 |
| 1990s | 146 | 15,682 | #191 |
| 2000s | 77 | 21,430 | #181 |
| 2010s | 11 | 14,670 | #265 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 6,243 | #366 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
39.5% of babies named Erick from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Erick is most popular
The index compares Erick's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Erick.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.64× | 726 |
| California | 2.58× | 21,035 |
| Arizona | 2.15× | 2,152 |
| Texas | 1.93× | 11,663 |
| Florida | 1.37× | 3,826 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Erick and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Erick (this page) | 79,126 | 2007 |
| Errick | 1,326 | 1973 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Erick's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Erick.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Erick (2007).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data