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Erik

ER-ik

Meaning
Eternal ruler
Origin
Scandinavian
Usually given to
Boy
US popularity
#1102 in 2025
Recent trend
Falling

Popularity over time

Babies given the name each year in the US
02.5K5K
195019601970198019902000201020202025

Source: US Social Security Administration

Show the numbers
YearErik
2025549
2024645
2023679
2022716
2021699
2020708
2019815
2018855
2017901
2016948
20151,019
20141,037
20131,105
20121,223
20111,266
20101,337
20091,555
20081,802
20072,034
20062,131
20052,233
20042,373
20032,555
20022,460
20012,574
20002,732
19992,729
19982,683
19972,862
19963,029
19953,443
19943,770
19933,502
19923,831
19913,905
19903,967
19893,647
19883,499
19873,256
19863,134
19853,398
19843,450
19833,665
19823,661
19813,943
19804,959
19794,660
19783,278
19772,803
19762,772
19752,871
19742,904
19733,081
19723,414
19713,223
19703,262
19692,735
19682,386
19672,262
19661,974
19652,131
19641,172
1963674
1962516
1961520
1960472
1959428
1958340
1957324
1956253
1955222
1954220
1953191
1952187
1951153
1950132

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