Erik
A boys’ name of Old Norse origin, meaning eternal ruler; ever powerful.
Babies a year
895
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#546
down from #476
UK popularity
#408
99 babies · up from #418
How Erik has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #338 |
| 2016 | #355 |
| 2017 | #368 |
| 2018 | #379 |
| 2019 | #384 |
| 2020 | #422 |
| 2021 | #441 |
| 2022 | #432 |
| 2023 | #455 |
| 2024 | #476 |
| 2025 | #546 |
In 2025, 99 babies in England and Wales were named Erik. In the US, 895 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 4,912 in 1980.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Erik was most common in 1980, when it went to 0.26% of American babies of that sex.
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