The first name Erich
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Erich at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 15 boys born in the United States were named Erich, the 5,937th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1971, when 343 were.
11,706
babies named Erich since 1880
#5,937
rank in 2025
1971
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Erich
159 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Erich Maria RemarqueGerman-born novelist (1898–1970)
- Erich HoneckerFormer leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (1976-1989)
- Erich LudendorffGerman general and politician (1865–1937)
- Erich KästnerGerman children's writer (1899–1974)
- Erich von MansteinGerman field marshal (1887-1973)
- Erich RaederGerman admiral (1876–1960)
- Erich von StroheimAustrian actor and director (1885–1957)
- Erich HartmannGerman officer and fighter pilot during World War II (1922–1993)
- Erich von FalkenhaynChief of Germany's General Staff during the first two years of the First World War (1861-1
- Erich Wolfgang KorngoldAustrian-born American composer and conductor (1897–1957)
- Erich SegalAmerican writer (1937-2010)
- Erich HeckelGerman artist (1883–1970)
Questions
- Is Erich a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 11,706 US babies named Erich since 1880 were boys.
- When was Erich most popular?
- 1971 in the United States, when 343 babies were named Erich, its highest rank at 441st.