Masculine dossier · first seen 1911

Erik

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1980

Peak era

1980

Peak rank proxy

4,914

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1911Peak 19802024

Peak year

1980

Decline from peak

86.9%

2024

644

All-time

156,900

Erik is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1980, when 4,914 boys were named Erik.

In 2024, only 644 boys were given the name.

Down 86.9% from its peak.

All told, about 156,900 Americans have been named Erik and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1911.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1980

19804,914 boys named Erik

2024644 boys named Erik

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