Data through 2025

Eric name popularity in England and Wales

Eric ranked #168 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 300 boys named Eric.

Rank#168

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded300

ONS

Peak year2018

470 recorded

Five-year change-28.6%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Boys

Eric for boys and girls

Boys

300

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025

Eric in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys300#168
2024boys308#162
2023boys363#145
2022boys435#129
2021boys437#132
2020boys420#129
2019boys451#126
2018boys470#124
2017boys456#127
2016boys390#147
2015boys338#173
2014boys301#189
Show full history (30 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys300#168
2024boys308#162
2023boys363#145
2022boys435#129
2021boys437#132
2020boys420#129
2019boys451#126
2018boys470#124
2017boys456#127
2016boys390#147
2015boys338#173
2014boys301#189
2013boys219#235
2012boys220#234
2011boys193#251
2010boys184#256
2009boys159#274
2008boys123#320
2007boys152#264
2006boys102#342
2005boys102#313
2004boys123#265
2003boys92#305
2002boys91#301
2001boys87#312
2000boys89#304
1999boys77#333
1998boys80#317
1997boys94#288
1996boys98#280

Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.

How Eric’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-11.2%
Change since peak-36.2%