Erickson is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2008 and has grown less common since.
Erickson is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,682 for boy births in the United States (and #11,982 across all names), given to 16 babies. Erickson first appears in 1959 and peaked in 2008 (50 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | #5,682 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | #3,349 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | #3,924 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | #3,116 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | #3,674 |
| 2020 | 26 | 26 | #3,951 |
| 2019 | 28 | 28 | #3,828 |
| 2018 | 33 | 33 | #3,397 |
| 2017 | 31 | 31 | #3,536 |
| 2016 | 39 | 39 | #3,021 |
| 2015 | 28 | 28 | #3,810 |
| 2014 | 27 | 27 | #3,825 |
| 2013 | 42 | 42 | #2,784 |
| 2012 | 22 | 22 | #4,433 |
| 2011 | 42 | 42 | #2,816 |
| 2010 | 35 | 35 | #3,194 |
| 2009 | 32 | 32 | #3,421 |
| 2008 | 50 | 50 | #2,526 |
| 2007 | 24 | 24 | #4,156 |
| 2006 | 20 | 20 | #4,564 |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | #3,851 |
| 2004 | 20 | 25 | #4,307 |
| 2003 | 18 | 18 | #4,481 |
| 2002 | 17 | 17 | #4,564 |
| 2001 | 28 | 28 | #3,167 |
| 2000 | 22 | 22 | #3,673 |
| 1999 | 18 | 18 | #4,042 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #5,584 |
| 1997 | 20 | — | #3,494 |
| 1996 | 25 | — | #2,957 |
| 1995 | 23 | — | #3,047 |
| 1994 | 14 | — | #4,376 |
| 1993 | 28 | — | #2,602 |
| 1992 | 19 | — | #3,380 |
| 1991 | 17 | — | #3,507 |
| 1990 | 21 | — | #2,994 |
| 1989 | 23 | — | #2,720 |
| 1988 | 12 | — | #3,986 |
| 1987 | 22 | — | #2,496 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | #4,223 |
| 1985 | 12 | — | #3,659 |
| 1984 | 15 | — | #2,997 |
| 1983 | 12 | — | #3,471 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #4,031 |
| 1981 | 11 | — | #3,679 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #5,742 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | #4,177 |
| 1978 | 12 | — | #3,273 |
| 1977 | 12 | — | #3,265 |
| 1976 | 11 | — | #3,341 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #5,730 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #4,314 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #4,212 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,201 |
| 1971 | 11 | — | #3,024 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #4,402 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #3,840 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,140 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #3,728 |