Eric

“Eternal ruler” — Old Norse origin

Boy's name · #273 in the US (2025) · Retro

Eric has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #13 (1973) · 888,891 babies named Eric all-time · 1 in 1,400 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #51 in Spain (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Erics

Eric Clapton — British musician
Eric Cantona — French footballer and actor (born 1966)
Eric Hobsbawm — British academic historian and Marxist historiographer (1917–2012)
Eric Abidal — French footballer (born 1979)
Eric Allin Cornell — American physicist, professor (born 1961)

Among 8,247 notable people named Eric:

Athletes appear 1.39× more often than among typical names — e.g. Eric Cantona, French footballer and actor (born 1966).

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