Erich
Last seen for girls in 2011 at #16,764 · #5,861 for boys in 2025, 15 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1971 · 343 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 11,674since 1894
Erich over time
Rank among boys' names. Erich has never cracked the top 400 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #5,861 | 15 | |
| 2024 | — | #5,659 | 16 | |
| 2023 | — | #6,517 | 13 | |
| 2022 | — | #4,184 | 25 | |
| 2021 | — | #5,110 | 18 | |
| 2020 | — | #5,451 | 16 | |
| 2019 | — | #4,806 | 20 | |
| 2018 | — | #6,345 | 13 | |
| 2017 | — | #4,105 | 25 | |
| 2016 | — | #3,596 | 30 | |
| 2015 | — | #3,775 | 28 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,542 | 48 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,895 | 39 | |
| 2012 | — | #3,231 | 34 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #2,504 | 49 |
| 2010 | — | #3,128 | 36 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,486 | 51 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,467 | 51 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,281 | 57 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,248 | 56 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,790 | 73 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,653 | 78 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,438 | 91 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,424 | 91 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,452 | 85 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,121 | 125 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,114 | 119 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,072 | 122 | |
| 1997 | — | #922 | 147 | |
| 1996 | — | #856 | 162 | |
| 1995 | — | #876 | 155 | |
| 1994 | — | #767 | 189 | |
| 1993 | — | #770 | 185 | |
| 1992 | — | #731 | 200 | |
| 1991 | — | #731 | 193 | |
| 1990 | — | #717 | 201 | |
| 1989 | — | #673 | 221 | |
| 1988 | — | #605 | 241 | |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #615 | 217 |
| 1986 | — | #615 | 210 | |
| 1985 | — | #554 | 252 | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #551 | 246 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #550 | 232 |
| 1982 | — | #532 | 258 | |
| 1981 | — | #586 | 211 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #514 | 272 |
| 1979 | — | #591 | 209 | |
| 1978 | — | #531 | 242 | |
| 1977 | — | #511 | 257 | |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #522 | 239 |
| 1975 | — | #500 | 256 | |
| 1974 | — | #500 | 252 | |
| 1973 | — | #491 | 251 | |
| 1972 | — | #462 | 290 | |
| 1971 | — | #441 | 343 | |
| 1970 | — | #464 | 304 | |
| 1969 | — | #505 | 235 | |
| 1968 | — | #493 | 235 | |
| 1967 | — | #552 | 182 | |
| 1966 | — | #557 | 188 | |
| 1965 | — | #528 | 211 | |
| 1964 | — | #560 | 198 | |
| 1963 | — | #554 | 204 | |
| 1962 | — | #629 | 151 | |
| 1961 | — | #593 | 177 | |
| 1960 | — | #609 | 165 | |
| 1959 | — | #677 | 127 | |
| 1958 | — | #695 | 116 | |
| 1957 | — | #706 | 115 | |
| 1956 | — | #785 | 89 | |
| 1955 | — | #874 | 71 | |
| 1954 | — | #946 | 61 | |
| 1953 | — | #908 | 62 | |
| 1952 | — | #907 | 61 | |
| 1951 | — | #972 | 52 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,037 | 46 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,205 | 35 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,047 | 45 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,029 | 49 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,157 | 36 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,016 | 39 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,212 | 30 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,368 | 26 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,298 | 29 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,051 | 38 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,050 | 38 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,141 | 32 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,439 | 22 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,627 | 18 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,243 | 28 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,584 | 19 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,386 | 24 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,330 | 25 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,324 | 27 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,333 | 27 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,283 | 31 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,339 | 28 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,382 | 28 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,796 | 19 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,981 | 16 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,425 | 27 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,675 | 22 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,941 | 17 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,827 | 19 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,829 | 19 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,592 | 23 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,576 | 22 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,446 | 25 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,479 | 23 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,138 | 33 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,410 | 23 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,260 | 22 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,365 | 15 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,619 | 10 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,387 | 7 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #1,064 | 6 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #858 | 7 | |
| 1900 | — | #902 | 9 | |
| 1899 | — | #786 | 8 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #852 | 7 | |
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Erich! It came in at #954, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1898, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Erich is popular in 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wisconsin#213 · 1 in 2,160
- Oregon#305 · 1 in 2,957
- Minnesota#337 · 1 in 5,082
- Missouri#345 · 1 in 3,971
- Maryland#392 · 1 in 4,851
Best ever in a state: #126 in New Hampshire, 1976.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | #213 | 15 | 1 in 2,160 |
| Oregon | #305 | 6 | 1 in 2,957 |
| Minnesota | #337 | 6 | 1 in 5,082 |
| Missouri | #345 | 9 | 1 in 3,971 |
| Maryland | #392 | 6 | 1 in 4,851 |
| Pennsylvania | #392 | 14 | 1 in 5,543 |
| New Jersey | #413 | 10 | 1 in 4,991 |
| Massachusetts | #437 | 5 | 1 in 8,160 |
| Illinois | #488 | 16 | 1 in 5,106 |
| Virginia | #508 | 6 | 1 in 6,571 |
| New York | #570 | 17 | 1 in 7,390 |
| Ohio | #595 | 7 | 1 in 10,897 |
| California | #611 | 29 | 1 in 8,233 |
| Michigan | #669 | 5 | 1 in 12,927 |
| Texas | #758 | 13 | 1 in 11,033 |
| Florida | #764 | 7 | 1 in 11,361 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Erich
- 202 spots since 2024 (#5,659 → #5,861)
- 410 spots since 2020 (#5,451 → #5,861)
- 2,086 spots since 2015 (#3,775 → #5,861)
- Biggest jump: 249 spots in 1897 (#1,101 → #852)
- Biggest drop: 150 spots in 1998 (#922 → #1,072)
- Debuted 1894
- Peaked 1971 at #441 (343 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 24 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 52 yrs · run 1951–1997
- Highest: 1 in 5,156 boys born in 1971 were named Erich (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 113,872 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 22.6% of all boys named Erich (2,643) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 31 | #786 (1899) | #954 |
| 1900s | 22 | #858 (1901) | #941 |
| 1910s | 180 | #1,138 (1916) | #1,409 |
| 1920s | 218 | #1,339 (1929) | #1,679 |
| 1930s | 253 | #1,141 (1939) | #1,369 |
| 1940s | 365 | #1,016 (1945) | #1,143 |
| 1950s | 800 | #677 (1959) | #851 |
| 1960s | 1,946 | #493 (1968) | #558 |
| 1970s | 2,643 | #441 (1971) | #501 |
| 1980s | 2,360 | #514 (1980) | #580 |
| 1990s | 1,673 | #717 (1990) | #856 |
| 2000s | 758 | #1,121 (2000) | #1,836 |
| 2010s | 322 | #2,504 (2011) | #3,693 |
| 2020s | 103 | #4,184 (2022) | #5,464 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Erich in 1987
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 347,726 of them was named Erich, which outranked 14.6% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,938 names at #11,325; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 8,604 of them was named Erich, which outranked 92.5% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).