Eric
Eric sits comfortably in the UK charts at #168 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
About the Name Eric
Eric is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 33 places over five years. Its high point was #124 in 2018, and it now sits at #162. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Eric is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Eric in their class.
In the US it sits at #251 โ notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
โญ Famous People Named Eric
- Eric Byrnes โ Eric James Byrnes, is an American baseball analyst and former outfielder.
- Eric Szmanda โ Eric Kyle Szmanda is an American actor.
- Eric Shinseki โ Eric Ken Shinseki is a retired United States Army general who served as the seventh United States secretary of veterans affairs from 2009 to 2014 and as the 34th chief of staff of the Army from 1999 to 2003.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Eric
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Eric
Almost certainly the only Eric in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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