Erik

Meaning

Its source is ei rikr, an Old Norse name meaning "Complete ruler."

Languages used in

This boy's name is used in German, Dutch, English, Czech, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish.

Background story

Eric the Red, Norse colonizer of Greenland and father to the explorer Leif Ericson, may spring to mind upon encountering this name in any one of its popular spellings -- Eric, Erik or Erick.

However, the name was not widely used among English-speaking people until 19th-century British fiction writers Frederic Farrar (in Eric, or Little by Little) and H. Rider Haggard (in Eric Brighteyes) used it in popular literature.

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Statistics for the name Erik (male)

• In Denmark in 2007, the boy name Erik was ranked as number 13 on the most popular name in the entire population
• In USA in 2006, the boy name Erik was ranked as number 189 on the most popular name for newborn babies
• In USA in 2005, the boy name Erik was ranked as number 183 on the most popular name for newborn babies
• In USA in 2004, the boy name Erik was ranked as number 172 on the most popular name for newborn babies
• In USA in 2003, the boy name Erik was ranked as number 158 on the most popular name for newborn babies
• In USA in 2002, the boy name Erik was ranked as number 156 on the most popular name for newborn babies
• In Denmark in 2006, the boy name Erik was ranked as number 13 on the most popular name in the entire population
• In Denmark in 2005, the boy name Erik was ranked as number 12 on the most popular name in the entire population
• In Denmark in 2004, the boy name Erik was ranked as number 12 on the most popular name in the entire population
• In Denmark in 2001, the boy name Erik was ranked as number 12 on the most popular name in the entire population