Erik
Boy name
Erik meaning
Variant of Eric, which means “king”
Erik at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #476 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Erik popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1920 | #3,208 | 8 |
| 1930 | #1,821 | 17 |
| 1940 | #967 | 44 |
| 1950 | #592 | 132 |
| 1960 | #361 | 470 |
| 1970 | #101 | 3,245 |
| 1980 | #64 | 4,914 |
| 1990 | #96 | 3,955 |
| 2000 | #143 | 2,721 |
| 2010 | #256 | 1,337 |
| 2020 | #422 | 708 |
| 2024 | #476 | 644 |
All 111 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1914 | #2,915 | 6 |
| 1915 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1916 | #2,543 | 10 |
| 1917 | #2,956 | 8 |
| 1918 | #2,398 | 12 |
| 1920 | #3,208 | 8 |
| 1921 | #2,632 | 11 |
| 1922 | #2,486 | 12 |
| 1923 | #2,123 | 15 |
| 1924 | #1,628 | 23 |
| 1925 | #2,588 | 11 |
| 1926 | #1,981 | 16 |
| 1927 | #1,871 | 18 |
| 1928 | #3,076 | 8 |
| 1929 | #1,731 | 19 |
| 1930 | #1,821 | 17 |
| 1931 | #1,693 | 18 |
| 1932 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1933 | #1,405 | 23 |
| 1934 | #1,386 | 24 |
| 1935 | #1,390 | 24 |
| 1936 | #1,587 | 18 |
| 1937 | #1,372 | 24 |
| 1938 | #1,149 | 32 |
| 1939 | #1,015 | 39 |
| 1940 | #967 | 44 |
| 1941 | #870 | 53 |
| 1942 | #867 | 57 |
| 1943 | #724 | 79 |
| 1944 | #774 | 65 |
| 1945 | #616 | 96 |
| 1946 | #663 | 95 |
| 1947 | #618 | 121 |
| 1948 | #691 | 93 |
| 1949 | #535 | 154 |
| 1950 | #592 | 132 |
| 1951 | #552 | 153 |
| 1952 | #510 | 187 |
| 1953 | #507 | 191 |
| 1954 | #487 | 220 |
| 1955 | #494 | 222 |
| 1956 | #476 | 253 |
| 1957 | #430 | 324 |
| 1958 | #426 | 340 |
| 1959 | #384 | 428 |
| 1960 | #361 | 470 |
| 1961 | #347 | 520 |
| 1962 | #344 | 516 |
| 1963 | #298 | 674 |
| 1964 | #221 | 1,164 |
| 1965 | #145 | 2,120 |
| 1966 | #145 | 1,965 |
| 1967 | #133 | 2,251 |
| 1968 | #124 | 2,369 |
| 1969 | #119 | 2,721 |
| 1970 | #101 | 3,245 |
| 1971 | #97 | 3,212 |
| 1972 | #86 | 3,399 |
| 1973 | #86 | 3,060 |
| 1974 | #90 | 2,881 |
| 1975 | #87 | 2,855 |
| 1976 | #94 | 2,755 |
| 1977 | #94 | 2,786 |
| 1978 | #85 | 3,262 |
| 1979 | #66 | 4,638 |
| 1980 | #64 | 4,914 |
| 1981 | #76 | 3,922 |
| 1982 | #80 | 3,633 |
| 1983 | #80 | 3,636 |
| 1984 | #84 | 3,422 |
| 1985 | #87 | 3,372 |
| 1986 | #92 | 3,110 |
| 1987 | #94 | 3,231 |
| 1988 | #92 | 3,478 |
| 1989 | #95 | 3,628 |
| 1990 | #96 | 3,955 |
| 1991 | #95 | 3,891 |
| 1992 | #98 | 3,816 |
| 1993 | #105 | 3,488 |
| 1994 | #99 | 3,746 |
| 1995 | #111 | 3,432 |
| 1996 | #122 | 3,020 |
| 1997 | #134 | 2,857 |
| 1998 | #140 | 2,676 |
| 1999 | #139 | 2,723 |
| 2000 | #143 | 2,721 |
| 2001 | #155 | 2,574 |
| 2002 | #156 | 2,460 |
| 2003 | #158 | 2,550 |
| 2004 | #172 | 2,365 |
| 2005 | #183 | 2,228 |
| 2006 | #189 | 2,131 |
| 2007 | #199 | 2,028 |
| 2008 | #213 | 1,795 |
| 2009 | #233 | 1,555 |
| 2010 | #256 | 1,337 |
| 2011 | #277 | 1,266 |
| 2012 | #290 | 1,222 |
| 2013 | #311 | 1,105 |
| 2014 | #329 | 1,037 |
| 2015 | #337 | 1,018 |
| 2016 | #355 | 948 |
| 2017 | #368 | 900 |
| 2018 | #379 | 854 |
| 2019 | #384 | 815 |
| 2020 | #422 | 708 |
| 2021 | #441 | 699 |
| 2022 | #432 | 716 |
| 2023 | #454 | 679 |
| 2024 | #476 | 644 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Erik” (revision 92761023), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Eric” (revision 92948517), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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