Over the past 110 years, 2 172 girls and 876 774 boys have been named Eric. The name Eric ranks 2724th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Eric in 1959. The peak of popularity of the name Eric came in the 1970s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.