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Erick

Erick: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“eternal ruler”
Origin
Scandinavian
Say it
AIR-ik · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Variant spelling of Eric, from Old Norse Eiríkr. The elements are usually interpreted as 'ever, eternal' and 'ruler, king'.

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How popular is Erick?

2024312 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Erick in 20241,038

2024 rank#332 boys

Peak year2007

Total US babies since 188078,993

Erick has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Erick

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Ericeternal ruler · Old Norse
  • Eriketernal ruler · Old Norse
  • Erikaeternal ruler · Scandinavian
  • Ericaeternal ruler · Old Norse
  • Erickaeternal ruler · Germanic
  • Ariceternal ruler · Germanic
  • Ericheternal ruler · Germanic
  • Axelfather of peace · Scandinavian

Erick questions

What does the name Erick mean?

Erick means "eternal ruler". It comes from Scandinavian. Variant spelling of Eric, from Old Norse Eiríkr. The elements are usually interpreted as 'ever, eternal' and 'ruler, king'.

Is Erick a boy or girl name?

Erick is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Erick?

1,038 US babies were named Erick in 2024. Its peak year was 2007.

How do you pronounce Erick?

Erick is usually pronounced AIR-ik.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.