Erik

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: German

Meaning

The male given names Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eirรญkur are derived from the Old Norse name Eirรญkr [หˆษ›iหŒriหkzฬ ].

From Wikipedia

Erik first appears in the data in 1955 and has been recorded in 60 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1969 with 1,181 babies (rank #21 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Erik

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Erik yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

29,780
Total babies (all years)
60
Years in the data
1,181
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1955251#76
1956318#64
1957366#64
1958431#56
1959572#41
1960627#40
1961757#36
1962826#31
1963921#31
19641,006#29
1965984#29
19661,056#25
19671,134#22
19681,131#21
19691,181#21
19701,058#21
19711,018#21
1972954#19
1973815#23
1974682#27
1975637#24
1976692#21
1977722#18
1978723#17
1979739#17
1980721#21
1981665#23
1982665#22
1983616#24
1984598#27
1985649#27
1986682#25
1987626#29
1988588#30
1989529#34
1990447#43
1991421#44
1992342#57
1993295#70
1994297#67
1995239#78
1996207#92
1997203#97
1998199#101
1999151#137
2000132#161
2001134#159
2002102#191
2003103#187
200497#191
200569#256
200662#259
200763#244
200848#296
200942#322
201049#277
201138#324
201235#327
201338#312
201427#374