NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Eric Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Eric: every year it appeared on the national list since 1942, with 4,293 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
4,293
Peak year
1988 #997
Years on the list
69
10-year trend
-21.9%

In the 1980s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1942–2016

YearBirthsRank
200026#4566
200113#7874
200217#6485
200316#6984
200429#4638
200512#9064
200611#10123
200710#11085
20088#12971
20097#14153
20107#13925
201310#10502
20145#17357
20155#17272
20165#17060

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1988

CA
25
PA
13
TX
12
NY
11
IL
8
AL
7

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