Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Eric

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Eric
Creator: Social Security Administration

Endangered Down 94.1% from peak

Peak era

1970

Peak rank proxy

23,573

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen X

1880Peak 19702024

Peak year

1970

Decline from peak

94.1%

2024

1,402

All-time

887,636

Eric once had enough force to mark a generation, but its current usage is a small remnant of that peak. The name still exists, yet now reads as a timestamp: personal, recognizable, and culturally receding.

Your name peaked in 1970, when 23,573 boys were named Eric.

In 2024, only 1,402 boys were given the name.

Down 94.1% from its peak.

All told, about 887,636 Americans have been named Eric and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen X

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryDown 94.1% from peak

197023,573 boys named Eric

20241,402 boys named Eric

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