How Many People Are Named Erich?
people named Erich are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 34,968 people in the US has this name
Based on 11,706 babies named Erich in Social Security records from 1894 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
343 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
German form of ERIC. The German novelist Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970) was the author of 'All Quiet on the Western Front'.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Erich (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Erich alive today is about 44 years old, and 66% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 34 and 55 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Erich first appears in the records in 1894 and was given most often in 1971, to 343 babies. In 2025, 15 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1894 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Erich has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #441, in 1971. In 2025 it ranked #5,934.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,934 |
| Best rank | #441 (1971) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #498 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Erich alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Erich were born in California than in any other state: about 1,139 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Erich was given 2.4 times as often in Wisconsin, 1.8 times in Illinois and 1.8 times in New Jersey.
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