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Erik

Gender

Male

Origin

Norse
Very Funny.
Danish
Scandinavian
Swedish

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Erik

Pronunciation

e-rik

Celebrity Babies

Son of Kathy Ireland and Greg Olsen

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1980 (rank #64, 4,909 births); most recent 2025 (rank #545, 549 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #2341, 41 births); most recent 2008 (rank #13811, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025549–
2024644–
2023679–
2022716–
2021699–
2020708–
2019815–
2018854–
2017900–
2016948–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #311, 151 births); most recent 2025 (rank #408, 99 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202599
202496
2023126
2022120
2021151
2020130
2019139
2018147
2017129
2016132

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1959 (rank #214, 75 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1699, 17 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202317
202222
202122
202014
201924
201822
201723
201630
201535
201425

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #252, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #453, 7 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20257
202418
202310
202213
202113
202016
20197
201811
201717
201614

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #225, 20 births); most recent 2025 (rank #647, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20254
20248
202311
20227
20215
20207
201920
20186
201715
201611

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #311, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #404, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
20243
20234
20225
20215
2020–
2019–
2018–
20175
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1991 (rank #87, 52 births); most recent 2023 (rank #442, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20237
20226
202110
20208
201910
201810
201712
201620
201517
201415

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence