The baby name Eric appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1980 with 27,239 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Eric has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1912 | 44 |
| 1913 | 53 |
| 1914 | 80 |
| 1915 | 99 |
| 1916 | 101 |
| 1917 | 153 |
| 1918 | 156 |
| 1919 | 143 |
| 1920 | 154 |
| 1921 | 147 |
| 1922 | 155 |
| 1923 | 129 |
| 1924 | 168 |
| 1925 | 189 |
| 1926 | 174 |
| 1927 | 169 |
| 1928 | 155 |
| 1929 | 143 |
| 1930 | 167 |
| 1931 | 184 |
| 1932 | 137 |
| 1933 | 172 |
| 1934 | 213 |
| 1935 | 283 |
| 1936 | 257 |
| 1937 | 236 |
| 1938 | 332 |
| 1939 | 413 |
| 1940 | 482 |
| 1941 | 782 |
| 1942 | 934 |
| 1943 | 1,298 |
| 1944 | 1,354 |
| 1945 | 1,442 |
| 1946 | 1,796 |
| 1947 | 2,746 |
| 1948 | 2,877 |
| 1949 | 3,213 |
| 1950 | 3,637 |
| 1951 | 4,173 |
| 1952 | 4,542 |
| 1953 | 4,856 |
| 1954 | 4,800 |
| 1955 | 5,627 |
| 1956 | 6,259 |
| 1957 | 7,810 |
| 1958 | 9,714 |
| 1959 | 14 |
| 1959 | 10,812 |
| 1960 | 12 |
| 1960 | 11,948 |
| 1961 | 5 |
| 1961 | 12,385 |
| 1962 | 13,981 |
| 1963 | 15,567 |
| 1964 | 20 |
| 1964 | 16,298 |
| 1965 | 18 |
| 1965 | 19,913 |
| 1966 | 25 |
| 1966 | 18,317 |
| 1967 | 34 |
| 1967 | 19,790 |
| 1968 | 13 |
| 1968 | 20,587 |
| 1969 | 80 |
| 1969 | 23,344 |
| 1970 | 101 |
| 1970 | 25,971 |
| 1971 | 93 |
| 1971 | 25,950 |
| 1972 | 75 |
| 1972 | 25,017 |
| 1973 | 84 |
| 1973 | 23,740 |
| 1974 | 106 |
| 1974 | 22,964 |
| 1975 | 51 |
| 1975 | 22,463 |
| 1976 | 82 |
| 1976 | 24,210 |
| 1977 | 80 |
| 1977 | 26,803 |
| 1978 | 111 |
| 1978 | 23,840 |
| 1979 | 108 |
| 1979 | 23,888 |
| 1980 | 46 |
| 1980 | 27,239 |
| 1981 | 87 |
| 1981 | 22,753 |
| 1982 | 86 |
| 1982 | 21,623 |
| 1983 | 83 |
| 1983 | 22,829 |
| 1984 | 101 |
| 1984 | 22,187 |
| 1985 | 150 |
| 1985 | 20,351 |
| 1986 | 130 |
| 1986 | 22,859 |
| 1987 | 138 |
| 1987 | 21,119 |
| 1988 | 116 |
| 1988 | 21,094 |
| 1989 | 49 |
| 1989 | 19,671 |
| 1990 | 30 |
| 1990 | 19,331 |
| 1991 | 18,046 |
| 1992 | 17,319 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1993 | 15,768 |
| 1994 | 8 |
| 1994 | 14,482 |
| 1995 | 13,095 |
| 1996 | 12,015 |
| 1997 | 10,661 |
| 1998 | 10,317 |
| 1999 | 10,030 |
| 2000 | 9,512 |
| 2001 | 8,861 |
| 2002 | 8,016 |
| 2003 | 7,564 |
| 2004 | 14 |
| 2004 | 7,192 |
| 2005 | 7,242 |
| 2006 | 6,834 |
| 2007 | 6,017 |
| 2008 | 5,697 |
| 2009 | 5,025 |
| 2010 | 4,408 |
| 2011 | 3,952 |
| 2012 | 4,173 |
| 2013 | 3,648 |
| 2014 | 3,384 |
| 2015 | 3,652 |
| 2016 | 3,542 |
| 2017 | 3,104 |
| 2018 | 2,772 |
| 2019 | 2,521 |
| 2020 | 1,831 |
| 2021 | 1,948 |
| 2022 | 1,611 |
| 2023 | 1,558 |
| 2024 | 1,366 |