Erickson Boy
How popular is Erickson?
#5,606 boy name in 2025
16 baby boys were named Erickson in the US in 2025, making it the 5606th most popular boy name.
Erickson popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #5,606 for boys (▼ 2273 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 16 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-43% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,774 in 2015, #3,915 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (50 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,464 in 1987 |
| First recorded | 1959 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Erickson counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Erickson family of names ranked #2,282 for boys in 2025 (#1,860 the year before), with 44 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Erickson | 16 | 36% |
| Ericson | 12 | 27% |
| Erikson | 10 | 23% |
| Eriksen | 6 | 14% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Erickson is most popular
Babies named Erickson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Erickson by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6 | #3,618 |
| 1960s | 11 | #3,672 |
| 1970s | 85 | #2,971 |
| 1980s | 133 | #2,464 |
| 1990s | 196 | #2,571 |
| 2000s | 255 | #2,514 |
| 2010s | 327 | #2,761 |
| 2020s | 174 | #3,098 |
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Questions
- Is Erickson a boy or girl name?
- Erickson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Erickson were boys.
- How popular is the name Erickson?
- 16 baby boys were named Erickson in the US in 2025, making it the 5606th most popular boy name.
- When was Erickson most popular?
- Erickson peaked in 2008, when 50 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,464 in 1987.
- How many people are named Erickson?
- 1,187 babies have been named Erickson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,157 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Erickson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Erickson was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.