Is Erik a boy or girl name?
Erik is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 644 boys were named Erik, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 157,566 US babies named Erik were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #476
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Erik since 1911
- 157,566
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 4,955 babies
Boys and girls named Erik, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 52 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 141 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 232 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 857 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,450 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 14,770 | 72 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 32,093 | 175 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 36,346 | 262 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 33,604 | 116 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 22,407 | 41 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 10,502 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 3,446 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 644 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 679 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 716 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 699 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 708 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 815 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 854 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 900 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 948 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,018 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,037 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,105 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,222 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1,266 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,337 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1,555 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,795 | #213 | 7 | #14,305 |
| 2007 | 2,028 | #199 | 6 | #16,112 |
| 2006 | 2,131 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 2,228 | #183 | 5 | #17,299 |
| 2004 | 2,365 | #172 | 8 | #11,966 |
| 2003 | 2,550 | #158 | 5 | #16,554 |
| 2002 | 2,460 | #156 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 2,574 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 2,721 | #143 | 10 | #9,385 |
| 1999 | 2,723 | #139 | 6 | #13,202 |
| 1998 | 2,676 | #140 | 7 | #11,511 |
| 1997 | 2,857 | #134 | 5 | #14,446 |
| 1996 | 3,020 | #122 | 9 | #9,033 |
| 1995 | 3,432 | #111 | 11 | #7,679 |
| 1994 | 3,746 | #99 | 24 | #4,281 |
| 1993 | 3,488 | #105 | 14 | #6,373 |
| 1992 | 3,816 | #98 | 16 | #5,809 |
| 1991 | 3,891 | #95 | 13 | #6,721 |
| 1990 | 3,955 | #96 | 11 | #7,472 |
| 1989 | 3,628 | #95 | 17 | #5,114 |
| 1988 | 3,478 | #92 | 21 | #4,218 |
| 1987 | 3,231 | #94 | 25 | #3,547 |
| 1986 | 3,110 | #92 | 24 | #3,579 |
| 1985 | 3,372 | #87 | 26 | #3,348 |
| 1984 | 3,422 | #84 | 28 | #3,102 |
| 1983 | 3,636 | #80 | 29 | #2,930 |
| 1982 | 3,633 | #80 | 29 | #3,038 |
| 1981 | 3,922 | #76 | 22 | #3,652 |
| 1980 | 4,914 | #64 | 41 | #2,358 |
| 1979 | 4,638 | #66 | 20 | #3,809 |
| 1978 | 3,262 | #85 | 17 | #4,125 |
| 1977 | 2,786 | #94 | 17 | #4,111 |
| 1976 | 2,755 | #94 | 18 | #3,718 |
| 1975 | 2,855 | #87 | 16 | #3,998 |
| 1974 | 2,881 | #90 | 23 | #3,035 |
| 1973 | 3,060 | #86 | 20 | #3,265 |
| 1972 | 3,399 | #86 | 16 | #3,761 |
| 1971 | 3,212 | #97 | 11 | #4,900 |
| 1970 | 3,245 | #101 | 17 | #3,627 |
| 1969 | 2,721 | #119 | 14 | #3,836 |
| 1968 | 2,369 | #124 | 18 | #3,083 |
| 1967 | 2,251 | #133 | 12 | #3,902 |
| 1966 | 1,965 | #145 | 9 | #4,604 |
| 1965 | 2,120 | #145 | 14 | #3,454 |
| 1964 | 1,164 | #221 | 5 | #7,068 |
| 1963 | 674 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 516 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 520 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 470 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 428 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 340 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 324 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 253 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 222 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 220 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 191 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 187 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 153 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 132 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 154 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 93 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 121 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 95 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 96 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 65 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 79 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 57 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 53 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 44 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 39 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 32 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 24 | #1,381 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 18 | #1,605 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 24 | #1,401 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 24 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 23 | #1,418 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,128 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,723 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 17 | #1,847 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,172 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,897 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 16 | #2,013 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,638 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 23 | #1,643 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,157 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,531 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,685 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,298 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,442 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,025 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,605 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,352 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,016 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,823 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Erik reached #64 in 1980. As a girl name, it reached #2,358 in 1980. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Erik
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.