Erik

“Variant of Eric — Eternal ruler” — Old Norse origin

Boy's name · #546 in the US (2025) · 80s

Erik's best rank, #64, came in 1980; it has stepped well back to #546 today. Roughly 157,000 boys have been named Erik since 1911. Together with its spelling variants Eric (#273) and Erick (#366), Erik would rank around #135 with about 2,700 births last year — the newborns split about 47/33/20 across Eric, Erick, and Erik.

Around the world: #21 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025) · #33 in Slovenia (2025) · #35 in Denmark (2025) · #40 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #50 in Croatia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Eriks

Erik Axel Karlfeldt — Swedish poet (1864–1931)
Erik Satie — French composer and pianist (1866-1925)
Erik Erikson — American German-born psychoanalyst & essayist
Erik the Red — explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland
Erik Lamela — Argentine association football player

In stories & tradition

Erik (Magneto) — Uncanny X-Men · The Fantastic Four
Erik Killmonger — Jungle Action
Erik Selvig — Thor · The Avengers

What Eriks become

Among 5,244 notable people named Erik:

No single standout — notable Eriks spread across many fields.

Similar names: Erick · Derek · Eros · Roberto · Ernesto · Corey

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