Eric as a boys name was first used in 1880. It was most popular in the 1970s. It peaked in popularity in 1976 when 21377 baby boys called Eric were born. There have been 869039 Eric's born since 1880 and we estimate 822088 are still living.
Similar names to Eric: Erik, Erick, Errick, Eryk, Eriq, Erek, Erric, Erique, Eirik.
Eric is also a girls name.
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