How Many People Are Named Eryk?
An estimated 1,028 people in the United States have the first name Eryk. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Eryk peaked in popularity in 2001 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Eryk as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Eryk paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,028
About 1 in 333,419 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2001
51 births
Total Registered
1,046
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Eryk
Eryk is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,046 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Eryk as a male name
Ranked #6,936 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (51 births)
Eryk: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Eryk span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 383 babies were registered. Eryk has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Eryk by Decade
How has Eryk tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Eryk by State
Birth registrations for Eryk span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, New York, California. The lowest are in New Jersey, California, New York. On average, about 51 Eryks were registered per state.
Eryk + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Eryk as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Eryk: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eryk?
We estimate approximately 1,028 people named Eryk are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 333,419 Americans share this first name.
Is Eryk a common name?
Eryk is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,046 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Eryk most popular?
Eryk reached peak popularity in 2001, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Eryk is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Eryk a male name?
Eryk is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Eryk Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Eryk Smith, Eryk Johnson, Eryk Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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