Erik has been given to about 158,126 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1980, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Erik ranks 546th among American boys in 2025, with 549 born that year. Its best year was 1980, when 4,959 babies were given the name, ranking 64th. The typical living American called Erik is about 38 years old today. It is relatively most common in Idaho, where it accounts for 0.05% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.