MallowbyNames

Allen vs Eric

Eric leads today (#273 vs #578), though both are past their peak.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Allen and Eric per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

7.9k15.7k23.6k1880192019602000AllenEric1880: Allen 184 · Eric 101881: Allen 172 · Eric 91882: Allen 206 · Eric 91883: Allen 175 · Eric 111884: Allen 182 · Eric 121885: Allen 184 · Eric 161886: Allen 211 · Eric 101887: Allen 202 · Eric 111888: Allen 260 · Eric 131889: Allen 222 · Eric 211890: Allen 189 · Eric 131891: Allen 173 · Eric 181892: Allen 224 · Eric 181893: Allen 180 · Eric 131894: Allen 219 · Eric 201895: Allen 196 · Eric 201896: Allen 219 · Eric 251897: Allen 226 · Eric 301898: Allen 185 · Eric 301899: Allen 191 · Eric 171900: Allen 223 · Eric 211901: Allen 199 · Eric 251902: Allen 227 · Eric 261903: Allen 219 · Eric 341904: Allen 228 · Eric 151905: Allen 272 · Eric 231906: Allen 282 · Eric 331907: Allen 309 · Eric 221908: Allen 287 · Eric 301909: Allen 312 · Eric 331910: Allen 355 · Eric 411911: Allen 402 · Eric 351912: Allen 730 · Eric 931913: Allen 903 · Eric 1091914: Allen 1,049 · Eric 1451915: Allen 1,458 · Eric 1551916: Allen 1,572 · Eric 1551917: Allen 1,592 · Eric 1861918: Allen 1,779 · Eric 2021919: Allen 1,653 · Eric 1901920: Allen 1,866 · Eric 1861921: Allen 1,937 · Eric 1791922: Allen 1,887 · Eric 2001923: Allen 1,875 · Eric 1751924: Allen 2,045 · Eric 2281925: Allen 2,034 · Eric 2111926: Allen 2,021 · Eric 2141927: Allen 2,101 · Eric 2081928: Allen 2,137 · Eric 2211929: Allen 2,189 · Eric 2051930: Allen 2,278 · Eric 2061931: Allen 2,308 · Eric 2131932: Allen 2,419 · Eric 1991933: Allen 2,204 · Eric 2341934: Allen 2,241 · Eric 2591935: Allen 2,312 · Eric 2881936: Allen 2,314 · Eric 2961937: Allen 2,518 · Eric 2991938: Allen 2,834 · Eric 3701939: Allen 2,928 · Eric 4321940: Allen 3,029 · Eric 4821941: Allen 3,060 · Eric 7031942: Allen 3,571 · Eric 8661943: Allen 3,627 · Eric 1,1701944: Allen 3,422 · Eric 1,1951945: Allen 3,481 · Eric 1,3511946: Allen 4,294 · Eric 1,8201947: Allen 5,075 · Eric 2,3441948: Allen 4,755 · Eric 2,4911949: Allen 4,735 · Eric 2,7681950: Allen 4,840 · Eric 3,0951951: Allen 5,179 · Eric 3,6641952: Allen 4,956 · Eric 3,9891953: Allen 4,854 · Eric 3,9291954: Allen 4,832 · Eric 4,1691955: Allen 4,744 · Eric 4,6601956: Allen 4,612 · Eric 5,2521957: Allen 4,412 · Eric 6,6211958: Allen 4,527 · Eric 8,1901959: Allen 4,366 · Eric 9,7261960: Allen 4,371 · Eric 10,5391961: Allen 4,391 · Eric 11,1111962: Allen 4,272 · Eric 12,3481963: Allen 4,339 · Eric 13,2781964: Allen 4,098 · Eric 14,5671965: Allen 3,834 · Eric 16,8261966: Allen 3,420 · Eric 16,4751967: Allen 3,123 · Eric 17,8301968: Allen 2,961 · Eric 18,5011969: Allen 2,885 · Eric 20,7471970: Allen 2,933 · Eric 23,5711971: Allen 2,671 · Eric 22,9621972: Allen 2,302 · Eric 22,0271973: Allen 2,077 · Eric 20,8021974: Allen 2,102 · Eric 20,1931975: Allen 2,031 · Eric 19,7931976: Allen 1,968 · Eric 21,3591977: Allen 1,818 · Eric 20,7451978: Allen 1,828 · Eric 19,7611979: Allen 1,937 · Eric 20,2681980: Allen 2,210 · Eric 22,6111981: Allen 2,061 · Eric 20,7121982: Allen 2,216 · Eric 19,8781983: Allen 2,247 · Eric 20,3471984: Allen 2,121 · Eric 20,9551985: Allen 2,187 · Eric 20,8441986: Allen 2,120 · Eric 19,5281987: Allen 2,172 · Eric 20,2031988: Allen 2,208 · Eric 20,1751989: Allen 2,362 · Eric 18,9771990: Allen 2,220 · Eric 19,4301991: Allen 2,108 · Eric 18,0511992: Allen 1,919 · Eric 16,1451993: Allen 1,900 · Eric 14,5481994: Allen 1,747 · Eric 13,3111995: Allen 1,550 · Eric 12,4851996: Allen 1,468 · Eric 11,6111997: Allen 1,408 · Eric 10,3171998: Allen 1,316 · Eric 9,9641999: Allen 1,315 · Eric 9,3822000: Allen 1,351 · Eric 9,1622001: Allen 1,389 · Eric 8,5592002: Allen 1,384 · Eric 7,9282003: Allen 1,318 · Eric 7,7872004: Allen 1,303 · Eric 7,1332005: Allen 1,231 · Eric 6,6972006: Allen 1,229 · Eric 6,2322007: Allen 1,198 · Eric 5,9592008: Allen 1,139 · Eric 5,3772009: Allen 1,039 · Eric 4,6462010: Allen 975 · Eric 4,2012011: Allen 1,005 · Eric 3,7512012: Allen 959 · Eric 3,6372013: Allen 917 · Eric 3,2652014: Allen 860 · Eric 3,3232015: Allen 976 · Eric 3,0462016: Allen 895 · Eric 2,9302017: Allen 791 · Eric 2,7822018: Allen 741 · Eric 2,4102019: Allen 702 · Eric 2,2052020: Allen 638 · Eric 1,9172021: Allen 559 · Eric 1,7902022: Allen 529 · Eric 1,5612023: Allen 573 · Eric 1,5472024: Allen 502 · Eric 1,4062025: Allen 507 · Eric 1,256
AllenEric

Head to head

AllenEric
2025 rank
#578
#273
Babies named in 2025
507
1,256
Peak year
1947
1976
Trend
Declining since 1985
Declining since 1985
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
271,796
888,891
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