First Name ERIC

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • ERIC is ranked as the 60th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 870,213.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 272.92 people named ERIC for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named ERIC is 809,755.
  • The SSA data also shows that ERIC is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names ERIC
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 870,213 +/-0.4%
  • National Rank 60
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 272.9

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 809,755
  • National Rank 42
  • Percentile Rank 99.96%
  • Proportion/100k 253.96

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name ERIC is 77.7% White, 6.4% Hispanic origin, 11.0% Black, 2.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name ERIC have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name ERIC is included in the following name categories:
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • French masculine given name
  • Danish masculine given name
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Swedish masculine given name
  • Norwegian masculine given name
  • German masculine given name

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name ERIC

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 77.7% 63.9% 13.8%
Hispanic origin 6.4% 16.3% -9.9%
Black 11.0% 12.3% -1.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.8% 4.9% -2.1%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named ERIC is California where 100,332 people have this name.
  • Alaska is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named ERIC, as 436.71 in every 100,000 Alaskans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Alaska is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Mississippi (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names ERIC State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 40,896 317.5 99.9% Indiana 22,617 342.84 99.8% Iowa 8,453 272.05 99.7% Kansas 8,551 294.46 99.6% Michigan 29,858 301.29 99.9% Minnesota 17,248 316.07 99.9% Missouri 5,557 185.61 99.5% Nebraska 5,138 273.07 99.3% North Dakota 2,268 306.66 99.0% Ohio 41,413 357.19 99.9% South Dakota 2,414 282.95 98.7% Wisconsin 18,326 318.3 99.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name ERIC

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 40,896 317.5 99.9%
Indiana 22,617 342.84 99.8%
Iowa 8,453 272.05 99.7%
Kansas 8,551 294.46 99.6%
Michigan 29,858 301.29 99.9%
Minnesota 17,248 316.07 99.9%
Missouri 5,557 185.61 99.5%
Nebraska 5,138 273.07 99.3%
North Dakota 2,268 306.66 99.0%
Ohio 41,413 357.19 99.9%
South Dakota 2,414 282.95 98.7%
Wisconsin 18,326 318.3 99.8%
West State Statistics First-Names ERIC State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 3,217 436.71 99.4% Arizona 19,096 283.68 99.8% California 100,332 258.57 100.0% Colorado 22,177 414.08 99.9% Hawaii 4,461 314.27 99.9% Idaho 5,793 354.45 99.6% Montana 3,106 303.49 99.1% Nevada 8,658 304.95 99.8% New Mexico 5,417 259.75 99.5% Oregon 13,853 348.91 99.8% Utah 10,865 369.21 99.8% Washington 22,367 316.75 99.9% Wyoming 1,660 284.15 98.7%

West States
State stats for the first name ERIC

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 3,217 436.71 99.4%
Arizona 19,096 283.68 99.8%
California 100,332 258.57 100.0%
Colorado 22,177 414.08 99.9%
Hawaii 4,461 314.27 99.9%
Idaho 5,793 354.45 99.6%
Montana 3,106 303.49 99.1%
Nevada 8,658 304.95 99.8%
New Mexico 5,417 259.75 99.5%
Oregon 13,853 348.91 99.8%
Utah 10,865 369.21 99.8%
Washington 22,367 316.75 99.9%
Wyoming 1,660 284.15 98.7%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names ERIC State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 11,682 324.81 99.8% Maine 4,380 329.31 99.4% Massachusetts 22,733 337.01 99.8% New Hampshire 4,887 368.3 99.5% New Jersey 30,501 341.25 99.9% New York 50,624 256.37 99.9% Pennsylvania 43,055 336.7 99.9% Rhode Island 3,518 333.42 99.5% Vermont 2,607 416.04 99.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name ERIC

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 11,682 324.81 99.8%
Maine 4,380 329.31 99.4%
Massachusetts 22,733 337.01 99.8%
New Hampshire 4,887 368.3 99.5%
New Jersey 30,501 341.25 99.9%
New York 50,624 256.37 99.9%
Pennsylvania 43,055 336.7 99.9%
Rhode Island 3,518 333.42 99.5%
Vermont 2,607 416.04 99.5%
South State Statistics First-Names ERIC State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 10,621 219.02 99.7% Arkansas 6,163 207.76 99.5% Delaware 2,970 317.42 99.7% Dist. of Columbia 2,403 364.76 99.9% Florida 41,411 208.17 99.9% Georgia 27,560 272.94 99.9% Kentucky 11,136 252.31 99.6% Louisiana 11,844 254.72 99.8% Maryland 21,611 361.61 99.9% Mississippi 5,557 185.61 99.5% North Carolina 23,585 237.17 99.9% Oklahoma 9,326 240.48 99.7% South Carolina 11,220 232.18 99.7% Tennessee 15,364 234.59 99.8% Texas 56,020 207.81 99.9% Virginia 25,289 303.73 99.9% West Virginia 4,747 256.53 99.2%

South States
State stats for the first name ERIC

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 10,621 219.02 99.7%
Arkansas 6,163 207.76 99.5%
Delaware 2,970 317.42 99.7%
Dist. of Columbia 2,403 364.76 99.9%
Florida 41,411 208.17 99.9%
Georgia 27,560 272.94 99.9%
Kentucky 11,136 252.31 99.6%
Louisiana 11,844 254.72 99.8%
Maryland 21,611 361.61 99.9%
Mississippi 5,557 185.61 99.5%
North Carolina 23,585 237.17 99.9%
Oklahoma 9,326 240.48 99.7%
South Carolina 11,220 232.18 99.7%
Tennessee 15,364 234.59 99.8%
Texas 56,020 207.81 99.9%
Virginia 25,289 303.73 99.9%
West Virginia 4,747 256.53 99.2%
 

Full Names with ERIC as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have ERIC as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named ERIC.

The most popular full name is ERIC Johnson. 1.17% of all the people named ERIC have this family name.

There are 55815 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name ERIC

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 ERIC Johnson 1.17%
2 ERIC Smith 0.90%
3 ERIC Anderson 0.57%
4 ERIC Miller 0.51%
5 ERIC Brown 0.49%
6 ERIC Williams 0.49%
7 ERIC Jones 0.43%
8 ERIC Davis 0.36%
9 ERIC Nelson 0.35%
10 ERIC Peterson 0.34%
11 ERIC Lee 0.28%
12 ERIC Wilson 0.26%
13 ERIC Olson 0.26%
14 ERIC Thompson 0.25%
15 ERIC Martin 0.23%
16 ERIC Moore 0.23%
17 ERIC Taylor 0.23%
18 ERIC Thomas 0.22%
19 ERIC Hall 0.21%
20 ERIC Larson 0.20%