Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- German form of Eric
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Erich
Pronunciation
e-ri-ch
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1971 (rank #440, 344 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5861, 15 births)
- Girls: peak in 1976 (rank #7294, 7 births); most recent 2011 (rank #16733, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | – |
| 2024 | 16 | – |
| 2023 | 13 | – |
| 2022 | 25 | – |
| 2021 | 18 | – |
| 2020 | 16 | – |
| 2019 | 20 | – |
| 2018 | 13 | – |
| 2017 | 25 | – |
| 2016 | 30 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1911 (rank #239, 34 births); most recent 1987 (rank #2416, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1990 (rank #432, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
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Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence