Eric

EH-rik; EH-reek

Old Norse

"eternal ruler"

Eric Origin and Meaning

Variation of Aric

Eric Rank in US Top 1000

# 251 in the US

Eric Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 253 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Eric

• 251 US 2024
• 253 Nameberry 2025
• 303 Future 2028
• 162 England 2024
• 36 Germany 2017
• 50 Spain 2023
• 189 switzerland 2023

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Famous People Named Eric

• Eric Victor Burdon English singer
• Eric Patrick Clapton English musician
• Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson American singer and actor
• Eric William Dane American actor
• Eric West American actor
• Eric Benet (Jordan) American singer
• Eric Thomas Decker American NFL football player
• (Kenneth) Eric Church American country singer
• Eric Scott Melvin American musician
• Eric Marlon Bishop birth name of American actor Jamie Foxx
• Eric Christian Olsen American actor
• Eric Burnell Zentner American model
• Eric Saade Swedish Singer
• Eric Thomas Andolsek American former NFL player
• Eric Lloyd American actor, comedian and musician
• Eric Koston pro skateboarder
• Eric Anthony Roberts American actor
• Eric Millegan American actor
• Eric Kyle Szmanda American actor
• Eric Henry Liddell Scottish athlete
• Eric Hobsbawm English historian
• Eric Stoltz American actor, director and producer
• Eric Hosmer American baseball player
• Eric Kripke American television writer, director and producer
• Eric Roberts American actor
• Eric Meyers voice actor
• Eric Idle British comedian and actor
• Eric Stough American animation director, producer and voice actor
• Eric Cowell (b. 2014) son of English TV and music producer Simon Cowell
• Eric Richard English actor ('The Bill', British television series)
• Eric Faulkner Scottish musician
• Eric Trump son of President Donald Trump

The name Eric in Pop Culture

• Eric Northman character on TV's "True Blood"
• Eric Finch character in "V for Vendetta"
• Eric Jackson character in "The 100"
• Eric prince in Disney's "The Little Mermaid"
• Eric Forman character on TV's "That '70s Show"
• Eric Foreman character on TV's "House"
• Eric Matthews character on TV's "Boy Meets World"
• Erik Night character on TV's "House of Night"
• Eric Van Der Woodsen Serena's brother on TV's "Gossip Girl"
• Eric Delko character on TV's "CSI: Miami"
• Eric Taylor a main character on TV's "Friday Night Lights"
• Eric Cartman character on animated series "South Park"
• Eric Brooks aka Blade character in Marvel comics/films
• Eric "Cat" Chant main character in "Charmed Life"
• Eric Weiss character on TV's "Alias"
• Eric Bartholomew Beale III character on TV's "NCIS: Los Angeles"
• Eric Shellhorn character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
• Eric Richard "Bitty" Bittle character in webcomic "Check, Please!"
• Eric Birling character in An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley
• Eric character in Aphmau's YouTube series
• Prince Eric character in animated movie "Barbie in the Nutcracker"
• Eric character in animated movie "Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus"
• Eric Lassard character in the "Police Academy" Film series

International Variations of the name Eric

• Erich Czech
• Eirik Norwegian
• Eriks Russian
• Éric French
• Eryk Polish
• Eero Finnish
• Erik Scandinavian
• Erkki Finnish
• Erico Spanish