Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: FrenchThe male given names Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eirรญkur are derived from the Old Norse name Eirรญkr [หษiหriหkzฬ ].
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Eric yields these three numbers โ a playful read on the name's character.
→ See names similar to Eric · Compare Eric with another name โ · Popular names of the 1960s · Boys names starting with E
Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 280 | #70 |
| 1956 | 272 | #76 |
| 1957 | 313 | #71 |
| 1958 | 386 | #64 |
| 1959 | 515 | #47 |
| 1960 | 697 | #36 |
| 1961 | 906 | #30 |
| 1962 | 870 | #30 |
| 1963 | 1,043 | #28 |
| 1964 | 952 | #31 |
| 1965 | 1,162 | #23 |
| 1966 | 1,123 | #22 |
| 1967 | 1,125 | #23 |
| 1968 | 1,038 | #27 |
| 1969 | 959 | #29 |
| 1970 | 857 | #30 |
| 1971 | 712 | #39 |
| 1972 | 578 | #47 |
| 1973 | 422 | #56 |
| 1974 | 344 | #63 |
| 1975 | 321 | #66 |
| 1976 | 288 | #69 |
| 1977 | 279 | #70 |
| 1978 | 230 | #84 |
| 1979 | 272 | #72 |
| 1980 | 259 | #81 |
| 1981 | 217 | #91 |
| 1982 | 179 | #106 |
| 1983 | 186 | #100 |
| 1984 | 176 | #110 |
| 1985 | 181 | #110 |
| 1986 | 156 | #119 |
| 1987 | 217 | #101 |
| 1988 | 172 | #113 |
| 1989 | 157 | #124 |
| 1990 | 157 | #134 |
| 1991 | 121 | #161 |
| 1992 | 139 | #147 |
| 1993 | 102 | #184 |
| 1994 | 118 | #174 |
| 1995 | 91 | #200 |
| 1996 | 82 | #222 |
| 1997 | 74 | #238 |
| 1998 | 57 | #302 |
| 1999 | 69 | #266 |
| 2000 | 56 | #318 |
| 2001 | 51 | #326 |
| 2002 | 42 | #367 |
| 2003 | 35 | #408 |
| 2004 | 21 | #524 |
| 2005 | 23 | #495 |
| 2006 | 20 | #531 |
| 2007 | 28 | #425 |
| 2008 | 11 | #701 |
| 2009 | 17 | #552 |
| 2010 | 16 | #556 |
| 2011 | 15 | #572 |
| 2012 | 12 | #635 |
| 2013 | 13 | #589 |
| 2014 | 12 | #624 |
