Erik Name Popularity
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How popular is Erik?
The somewhat popular name Erik was the 378th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.This top 500 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.
It reached its highest popularity ranking of #64 in 1980 with 4,913 occurrences.
In any year, the least number of babies named Erik was less than 5, most recently in 1919.
Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Erik occurred roughly during the years 1920-1924, 1930-1933, 1935-1952, 1953-1965, 1966-1970, and 1975-1979, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1992-1996, and 2003-2015.
Where is the name Erik popularity headed?
Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.
Erik's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Erik for their newborn has dropped.
The name Erik is chosen by a number of parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Erik (Girl) | Erik (Boy) | ||||
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| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | < 5 | -- | 850 | 378 |
| 2017 | | < 5 | -- | 898 | 368 |
| 2016 | | < 5 | -- | 943 | 356 |
| 2015 | | < 5 | -- | 1,016 | 338 |
| 2014 | | < 5 | -- | 1,036 | 329 |
| 2013 | | < 5 | -- | 1,102 | 310 |
| 2012 | | < 5 | -- | 1,220 | 290 |
| 2011 | | < 5 | -- | 1,265 | 277 |
| 2010 | | < 5 | -- | 1,336 | 256 |
| 2009 | | < 5 | -- | 1,553 | 233 |
| 2008 | | 7 | 14,293 | 1,795 | 213 |
| 2007 | | 6 | 16,106 | 2,028 | 199 |
| 2006 | | < 5 | -- | 2,130 | 189 |
| 2005 | | 5 | 17,290 | 2,228 | 183 |
| 2004 | | 8 | 11,961 | 2,364 | 172 |
| 2003 | | 5 | 16,548 | 2,550 | 158 |
| 2002 | | < 5 | -- | 2,460 | 156 |
| 2001 | | < 5 | -- | 2,574 | 155 |
| 2000 | | 10 | 9,382 | 2,722 | 143 |
| 1999 | | 6 | 13,200 | 2,722 | 139 |
| 1998 | | 7 | 11,511 | 2,676 | 140 |
| 1997 | | 5 | 14,442 | 2,857 | 134 |
| 1996 | | 9 | 9,030 | 3,020 | 122 |
| 1995 | | 11 | 7,676 | 3,432 | 111 |
| 1994 | | 24 | 4,278 | 3,746 | 99 |
| 1993 | | 14 | 6,371 | 3,486 | 105 |
| 1992 | | 16 | 5,808 | 3,816 | 98 |
| 1991 | | 13 | 6,718 | 3,889 | 95 |
| 1990 | | 11 | 7,468 | 3,950 | 96 |
| 1989 | | 17 | 5,112 | 3,631 | 95 |
| 1988 | | 21 | 4,215 | 3,476 | 92 |
| 1987 | | 25 | 3,547 | 3,232 | 94 |
| 1986 | | 24 | 3,579 | 3,105 | 92 |
| 1985 | | 26 | 3,347 | 3,371 | 87 |
| 1984 | | 28 | 3,099 | 3,421 | 84 |
| 1983 | | 29 | 2,930 | 3,636 | 80 |
| 1982 | | 29 | 3,035 | 3,633 | 80 |
| 1981 | | 22 | 3,652 | 3,922 | 76 |
| 1980 | | 41 | 2,357 | 4,913 | 64 |
| 1979 | | 20 | 3,810 | 4,639 | 66 |
| 1978 | | 17 | 4,125 | 3,264 | 85 |
| 1977 | | 17 | 4,109 | 2,786 | 94 |
| 1976 | | 18 | 3,716 | 2,757 | 94 |
| 1975 | | 16 | 3,997 | 2,860 | 87 |
| 1974 | | 23 | 3,032 | 2,882 | 90 |
| 1973 | | 20 | 3,263 | 3,060 | 86 |
| 1972 | | 16 | 3,762 | 3,397 | 86 |
| 1971 | | 11 | 4,901 | 3,215 | 97 |
| 1970 | | 17 | 3,628 | 3,246 | 101 |
| 1969 | | 14 | 3,832 | 2,722 | 119 |
| 1968 | | 18 | 3,083 | 2,366 | 125 |
| 1967 | | 12 | 3,899 | 2,249 | 133 |
| 1966 | | 9 | 4,603 | 1,963 | 145 |
| 1965 | | 14 | 3,452 | 2,121 | 145 |
| 1964 | | 5 | 7,065 | 1,166 | 221 |
| 1963 | | < 5 | -- | 673 | 299 |
| 1962 | | < 5 | -- | 518 | 343 |
| 1961 | | < 5 | -- | 521 | 347 |
| 1960 | | < 5 | -- | 468 | 362 |
| 1959 | | < 5 | -- | 428 | 383 |
| 1958 | | < 5 | -- | 340 | 426 |
| 1957 | | < 5 | -- | 321 | 433 |
| 1956 | | < 5 | -- | 252 | 477 |
| 1955 | | < 5 | -- | 223 | 492 |
| 1954 | | < 5 | -- | 219 | 489 |
| 1953 | | < 5 | -- | 191 | 508 |
| 1952 | | < 5 | -- | 187 | 510 |
| 1951 | | < 5 | -- | 152 | 554 |
| 1950 | | < 5 | -- | 132 | 592 |
| 1949 | | < 5 | -- | 154 | 537 |
| 1948 | | < 5 | -- | 93 | 692 |
| 1947 | | < 5 | -- | 121 | 620 |
| 1946 | | < 5 | -- | 95 | 664 |
| 1945 | | < 5 | -- | 96 | 619 |
| 1944 | | < 5 | -- | 65 | 776 |
| 1943 | | < 5 | -- | 78 | 731 |
| 1942 | | < 5 | -- | 57 | 869 |
| 1941 | | < 5 | -- | 53 | 874 |
| 1940 | | < 5 | -- | 44 | 970 |
| 1939 | | < 5 | -- | 39 | 1,019 |
| 1938 | | < 5 | -- | 32 | 1,151 |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- | 24 | 1,381 |
| 1936 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 1,604 |
| 1935 | | < 5 | -- | 24 | 1,401 |
| 1934 | | < 5 | -- | 24 | 1,396 |
| 1933 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 1,417 |
| 1932 | | < 5 | -- | 13 | 2,128 |
| 1931 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 1,723 |
| 1930 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 1,847 |
| 1929 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 1,748 |
| 1928 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 3,173 |
| 1927 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 1,896 |
| 1926 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 2,013 |
| 1925 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 2,637 |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 1,642 |
| 1923 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 2,157 |
| 1922 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 2,531 |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 2,686 |
| 1920 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 3,298 |
| 1919 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 2,442 |
| 1917 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 3,025 |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 2,605 |
| 1915 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 2,352 |
| 1914 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 3,016 |
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| 1911 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,823 |
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