boy's name
Erick
EH-rik
- Origin Scandinavian
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 88,047
the United States
#366
2025 births
Erick means ever-ruler, and the K-spelling is the Scandinavian one — Erik the Red named Greenland deliberately to attract settlers, which may be the earliest recorded use of a misleading brand name. We record 87,200 lifetime births for it, strongest in the United States.
- Erick is a name of Scandinavian origin.
- Peaked in 2007, when 2,437 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 3,772 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1883.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Erick over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 25 |
| 1890s | 49 |
| 1900s | 10 |
| 1910s | 140 |
| 1920s | 194 |
| 1930s | 147 |
| 1940s | 472 |
| 1950s | 938 |
| 1960s | 3,305 |
| 1970s | 7,246 |
| 1980s | 9,095 |
| 1990s | 15,828 |
| 2000s | 21,507 |
| 2010s | 14,681 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 6,243 |
What Erick means
Erick means ever-ruler, or sole ruler. The Old Norse names a ruler and the disputed first element gives either eternal or single, so the compound concerns the scope of rule.
Where Erick comes from
Erick is a spelling of Eric, from the Old Norse Eiríkr — ríkr, a ruler, joined to a first element read either as ei, ever, or ein, one. Eleven kings of Sweden and Denmark carried it. Erik the Red was exiled from Iceland for killing a man, founded the Greenland colony, and according to the sagas chose the name because people would be more willing to go somewhere with an attractive name. His son Leif reached North America around 1000.
Erick in use
Erick peaked in the United States in 2007, when 2,437 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It now ranks 366th in the United States on 879 births, 928th in Ireland, 1103rd in England and Wales on 31 and 5604th in France, across 88,047 lifetime births in five of the seven markets we track. Erik and Eric, both written up separately, hold considerably more volume.
How popular is Erick?
In 2025, Erick was given to 879 babies in the United States, ranking #366 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Erick is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Erick is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Érick | Érick is Erick written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,264 in France, against #5,604 for Erick. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Erick
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Erick also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Erick over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Erick in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Erick
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Erick — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Erick
What does the name Erick mean?
Ever-ruler — the Old Norse ríkr, a ruler, with a disputed first element.
Why is Greenland called Greenland?
The sagas say Erik the Red chose the name so people would be more willing to settle there.
Is it Erick, Eric or Erik?
All three are the same name. Erik is Scandinavian, Eric English, Erick a later respelling.
How popular is Erick?
366th in the United States, down from a 2007 peak of 2,437 births.
Is Erick a girl's or a boy's name?
Erick is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Erick?
Erick has 2 syllables.
Is Erick a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Erick currently ranks #366 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.