Is Erich a boy or girl name?
Erich is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 16 boys were named Erich, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 11,692 US babies named Erich were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,712
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Erich since 1894
- 11,692
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 343 babies
Boys and girls named Erich, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 31 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 180 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 218 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 253 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 365 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 800 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,947 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 2,643 | 7 | 0.3% |
| 1980s | 2,360 | 20 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 1,673 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 758 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 322 | 5 | 1.5% |
| 2020s | 88 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | #5,712 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,638 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 25 | #4,209 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,189 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,527 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,844 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,450 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 25 | #4,143 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 30 | #3,614 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,809 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 48 | #2,554 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 39 | #2,906 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,252 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 49 | #2,519 | 5 | #17,615 |
| 2010 | 36 | #3,141 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 51 | #2,494 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 51 | #2,484 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 57 | #2,287 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 56 | #2,260 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 73 | #1,793 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 78 | #1,658 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 91 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 91 | #1,425 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 85 | #1,455 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 125 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 119 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 122 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 147 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 162 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 155 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 189 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 185 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 200 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 193 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 201 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 221 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 241 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 217 | #616 | 5 | #11,862 |
| 1986 | 210 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 252 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 246 | #552 | 5 | #10,905 |
| 1983 | 232 | #550 | 5 | #10,760 |
| 1982 | 258 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 211 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 272 | #516 | 5 | #10,861 |
| 1979 | 209 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 242 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 257 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 239 | #523 | 7 | #7,531 |
| 1975 | 256 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 252 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 251 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 290 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 343 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 304 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 235 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 235 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 183 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 188 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 211 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 198 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 204 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 151 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 177 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 165 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 127 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 116 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 115 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 89 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 71 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 61 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 62 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 61 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 52 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 46 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 35 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 45 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 49 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 36 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 39 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 30 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 26 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 29 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 38 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 38 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 32 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 22 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 18 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 28 | #1,254 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,607 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 24 | #1,395 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 25 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 27 | #1,334 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 27 | #1,342 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 31 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 28 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 28 | #1,395 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 19 | #1,826 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 16 | #2,012 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 27 | #1,430 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 22 | #1,694 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 17 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 19 | #1,843 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 19 | #1,852 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 23 | #1,608 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 22 | #1,590 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 25 | #1,460 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 23 | #1,496 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 33 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 23 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 22 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,659 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,432 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 9 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 8 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #992 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Erich reached #441 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #7,531 in 1976. 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 Erich
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.