Erich is an established boys' name that peaked in 1971 and has since faded.
Erich is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,937 for boy births in the United States (and #12,493 across all names), given to 15 babies. Erich first appears in 1894 and peaked in 1971 (343 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,937 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,729 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,643 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,211 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,191 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,527 |
| 2019 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,845 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,454 |
| 2017 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,144 |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,616 |
| 2015 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,809 |
| 2014 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,554 |
| 2013 | 39 | 39 | — | #2,907 |
| 2012 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,252 |
| 2011 | 54 | 54 | #17,616 | #2,519 |
| 2010 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,141 |
| 2009 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,494 |
| 2008 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,484 |
| 2007 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,287 |
| 2006 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,261 |
| 2005 | 73 | 73 | — | #1,793 |
| 2004 | 78 | 78 | — | #1,658 |
| 2003 | 91 | 91 | — | #1,439 |
| 2002 | 91 | 91 | — | #1,425 |
| 2001 | 85 | 85 | — | #1,455 |
| 2000 | 125 | 125 | — | #1,122 |
| 1999 | 119 | 119 | — | #1,115 |
| 1998 | 122 | 122 | — | #1,072 |
| 1997 | 147 | — | — | #925 |
| 1996 | 162 | — | — | #857 |
| 1995 | 155 | — | — | #876 |
| 1994 | 189 | — | — | #767 |
| 1993 | 185 | — | — | #772 |
| 1992 | 200 | — | — | #732 |
| 1991 | 193 | — | — | #733 |
| 1990 | 201 | — | — | #718 |
| 1989 | 221 | — | — | #673 |
| 1988 | 241 | — | — | #608 |
| 1987 | 222 | — | #11,863 | #616 |
| 1986 | 210 | — | — | #617 |
| 1985 | 252 | — | — | #555 |
| 1984 | 251 | — | #10,906 | #552 |
| 1983 | 237 | — | #10,762 | #550 |
| 1982 | 258 | — | — | #532 |
| 1981 | 211 | — | — | #588 |
| 1980 | 277 | — | #10,859 | #515 |
| 1979 | 209 | — | — | #592 |
| 1978 | 242 | — | — | #531 |
| 1977 | 257 | — | — | #511 |
| 1976 | 246 | — | #7,531 | #523 |
| 1975 | 256 | — | — | #500 |
| 1974 | 252 | — | — | #501 |
| 1973 | 251 | — | — | #491 |
| 1972 | 290 | — | — | #462 |
| 1971 | 343 | — | — | #441 |
| 1970 | 304 | — | — | #464 |
| 1969 | 235 | — | — | #505 |
| 1968 | 235 | — | — | #493 |
| 1967 | 182 | — | — | #553 |
| 1966 | 188 | — | — | #557 |
| 1965 | 211 | — | — | #528 |
| 1964 | 198 | — | — | #561 |
| 1963 | 204 | — | — | #554 |
| 1962 | 151 | — | — | #630 |
| 1961 | 177 | — | — | #593 |
| 1960 | 165 | — | — | #609 |
| 1959 | 127 | — | — | #680 |
| 1958 | 116 | — | — | #697 |
| 1957 | 115 | — | — | #706 |
| 1956 | 89 | — | — | #787 |
| 1955 | 71 | — | — | #880 |
| 1954 | 61 | — | — | #946 |
| 1953 | 62 | — | — | #913 |
| 1952 | 61 | — | — | #907 |
| 1951 | 52 | — | — | #979 |
| 1950 | 46 | — | — | #1,040 |
| 1949 | 35 | — | — | #1,213 |
| 1948 | 45 | — | — | #1,049 |
| 1947 | 49 | — | — | #1,030 |
| 1946 | 36 | — | — | #1,161 |
| 1945 | 39 | — | — | #1,021 |
| 1944 | 30 | — | — | #1,221 |
| 1943 | 26 | — | — | #1,377 |
| 1942 | 29 | — | — | #1,301 |
| 1941 | 38 | — | — | #1,056 |
| 1940 | 38 | — | — | #1,052 |
| 1939 | 32 | — | — | #1,151 |
| 1938 | 22 | — | — | #1,453 |
| 1937 | 18 | — | — | #1,650 |
| 1936 | 28 | — | — | #1,254 |
| 1935 | 19 | — | — | #1,607 |
| 1934 | 24 | — | — | #1,395 |
| 1933 | 25 | — | — | #1,340 |
| 1932 | 27 | — | — | #1,334 |
| 1931 | 27 | — | — | #1,342 |
| 1930 | 31 | — | — | #1,287 |
| 1929 | 28 | — | — | #1,348 |
| 1928 | 28 | — | — | #1,395 |
| 1927 | 19 | — | — | #1,826 |
| 1926 | 16 | — | — | #2,012 |
| 1925 | 27 | — | — | #1,430 |
| 1924 | 22 | — | — | #1,694 |
| 1923 | 17 | — | — | #1,968 |
| 1922 | 19 | — | — | #1,843 |
| 1921 | 19 | — | — | #1,852 |
| 1920 | 23 | — | — | #1,608 |
| 1919 | 22 | — | — | #1,590 |
| 1918 | 25 | — | — | #1,460 |
| 1917 | 23 | — | — | #1,497 |
| 1916 | 33 | — | — | #1,143 |
| 1915 | 23 | — | — | #1,428 |
| 1914 | 22 | — | — | #1,280 |
| 1913 | 15 | — | — | #1,388 |
| 1912 | 10 | — | — | #1,659 |
| 1911 | 7 | — | — | #1,432 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | — | #1,105 |
| 1901 | 7 | — | — | #886 |
| 1900 | 9 | — | — | #927 |
| 1899 | 8 | — | — | #809 |
| 1897 | 7 | — | — | #877 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | — | #1,149 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | — | #1,132 |
| 1894 | 6 | — | — | #992 |