Is Eric a boy or girl name?
Eric is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,402 boys were named Eric, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 891,929 US babies named Eric were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #251
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Eric since 1880
- 891,929
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 23,721 babies
Boys and girls named Eric, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 122 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 204 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 262 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,311 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 2,027 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 2,796 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 15,192 | 22 | 0.1% |
| 1950s | 53,297 | 149 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 152,216 | 656 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 211,494 | 1,344 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 204,246 | 1,477 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 135,242 | 464 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 69,476 | 149 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 31,539 | 32 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 8,212 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,402 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,544 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,560 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,789 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,917 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 2,204 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 2,408 | #160 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 2,782 | #143 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 2,928 | #142 | 5 | #17,055 |
| 2015 | 3,045 | #138 | 5 | #17,270 |
| 2014 | 3,321 | #123 | 5 | #17,356 |
| 2013 | 3,265 | #118 | 10 | #10,495 |
| 2012 | 3,636 | #107 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3,750 | #104 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4,200 | #95 | 7 | #13,923 |
| 2009 | 4,645 | #95 | 7 | #14,151 |
| 2008 | 5,377 | #86 | 8 | #12,968 |
| 2007 | 5,959 | #83 | 10 | #11,084 |
| 2006 | 6,231 | #77 | 11 | #10,122 |
| 2005 | 6,697 | #66 | 12 | #9,064 |
| 2004 | 7,133 | #61 | 29 | #4,638 |
| 2003 | 7,787 | #56 | 16 | #6,983 |
| 2002 | 7,927 | #52 | 17 | #6,485 |
| 2001 | 8,559 | #44 | 13 | #7,874 |
| 2000 | 9,161 | #42 | 26 | #4,566 |
| 1999 | 9,382 | #39 | 22 | #4,916 |
| 1998 | 9,964 | #39 | 21 | #5,011 |
| 1997 | 10,317 | #35 | 37 | #3,180 |
| 1996 | 11,610 | #35 | 36 | #3,255 |
| 1995 | 12,486 | #32 | 38 | #3,040 |
| 1994 | 13,310 | #30 | 53 | #2,423 |
| 1993 | 14,548 | #29 | 49 | #2,545 |
| 1992 | 16,145 | #26 | 56 | #2,328 |
| 1991 | 18,051 | #25 | 73 | #1,919 |
| 1990 | 19,429 | #24 | 79 | #1,816 |
| 1989 | 18,978 | #21 | 115 | #1,343 |
| 1988 | 20,174 | #19 | 165 | #997 |
| 1987 | 20,203 | #21 | 158 | #994 |
| 1986 | 19,528 | #22 | 150 | #1,019 |
| 1985 | 20,843 | #21 | 163 | #953 |
| 1984 | 20,956 | #22 | 148 | #977 |
| 1983 | 20,356 | #20 | 154 | #954 |
| 1982 | 19,879 | #20 | 137 | #1,053 |
| 1981 | 20,715 | #17 | 134 | #1,061 |
| 1980 | 22,614 | #16 | 153 | #967 |
| 1979 | 20,269 | #17 | 141 | #1,010 |
| 1978 | 19,763 | #16 | 150 | #942 |
| 1977 | 20,745 | #17 | 124 | #1,061 |
| 1976 | 21,363 | #13 | 133 | #958 |
| 1975 | 19,796 | #13 | 124 | #991 |
| 1974 | 20,188 | #13 | 139 | #910 |
| 1973 | 20,802 | #13 | 130 | #936 |
| 1972 | 22,031 | #16 | 118 | #1,000 |
| 1971 | 22,964 | #18 | 137 | #940 |
| 1970 | 23,573 | #18 | 148 | #894 |
| 1969 | 20,746 | #21 | 128 | #940 |
| 1968 | 18,502 | #22 | 79 | #1,232 |
| 1967 | 17,831 | #23 | 90 | #1,097 |
| 1966 | 16,472 | #25 | 81 | #1,192 |
| 1965 | 16,830 | #25 | 68 | #1,328 |
| 1964 | 14,567 | #32 | 57 | #1,501 |
| 1963 | 13,277 | #31 | 43 | #1,765 |
| 1962 | 12,343 | #33 | 41 | #1,794 |
| 1961 | 11,114 | #38 | 43 | #1,750 |
| 1960 | 10,534 | #44 | 26 | #2,327 |
| 1959 | 9,729 | #46 | 35 | #1,892 |
| 1958 | 8,189 | #50 | 20 | #2,599 |
| 1957 | 6,620 | #60 | 19 | #2,681 |
| 1956 | 5,253 | #79 | 13 | #3,393 |
| 1955 | 4,659 | #85 | 7 | #4,869 |
| 1954 | 4,169 | #89 | 7 | #4,810 |
| 1953 | 3,929 | #89 | 12 | #3,326 |
| 1952 | 3,990 | #88 | 16 | #2,713 |
| 1951 | 3,664 | #93 | 11 | #3,337 |
| 1950 | 3,095 | #98 | 9 | #3,762 |
| 1949 | 2,768 | #105 | 5 | #5,483 |
| 1948 | 2,492 | #114 | 5 | #5,490 |
| 1947 | 2,345 | #122 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1946 | 1,820 | #134 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 1,351 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 1,195 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 1,170 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 866 | #182 | 7 | #3,855 |
| 1941 | 703 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 482 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 432 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 370 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 299 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 296 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 288 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 259 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 234 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 199 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 213 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 206 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 205 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 221 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 208 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 214 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 211 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 228 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 175 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 200 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 179 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 186 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 190 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 202 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 186 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 155 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 155 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 145 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 109 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 93 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 35 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 41 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 33 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 30 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 22 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 33 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 23 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 15 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 34 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 26 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 25 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 21 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 17 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 30 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 30 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 25 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 20 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 20 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 13 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 18 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 18 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 13 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 21 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 13 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 11 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 10 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 16 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 12 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 11 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 9 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 9 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 10 | #614 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Eric reached #13 in 1973. As a girl name, it reached #894 in 1970. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Eric
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.