boy's name

Eriks

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 56

Ireland

#784

2007 births

Eriks is a boy's name. In 1979 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1965, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1960.

Eriks over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 1970s.

29
'60 '70
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Births named Eriks by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 29
1970s 12

How popular is Eriks?

In 1979, Eriks was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Eriks is used

Ireland #784 3 in 2007
England & Wales #4,735 4 in 2016
United States #6,909 5 in 1979

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Eriks

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Eriks also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Eriks over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Eriks

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Eriks — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Eriks

How popular is the name Eriks?

In 1979, Eriks was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Eriks a girl's or a boy's name?

Eriks is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Eriks most popular?

Eriks peaked in 1965, when 7 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.