Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Eric (masculine) | Eric (feminine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | #220 | 0.092 | - | - | ||
| 2010 | #123 | 0.157 | - | - | ||
| 2000 | #63 | 0.327 | - | - | ||
| 1990 | #29 | 0.658 | - | - | ||
| 1980 | #21 | 1.062 | #1036 | 0.008 | ||
| 1970 | #14 | 1.237 | #965 | 0.008 | ||
| 1960 | #28 | 0.776 | #1381 | 0.003 | ||
| 1950 | #74 | 0.260 | - | - | ||
| 1940 | #151 | 0.100 | - | - | ||
| 1930 | #331 | 0.026 | - | - | ||
| 1920 | #424 | 0.018 | - | - | ||
| 1910 | #423 | 0.019 | - | - | ||
| 1900 | #422 | 0.018 | - | - | ||
| 1890 | #417 | 0.017 | - | - | ||
| 1880 | #543 | 0.010 | - | - | ||
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