Erik

EH-rik; EH-reek

Spelling variation of Eric, Old Norse

"eternal ruler"

Erik Origin and Meaning

Variation of Eric

Erik Rank in US Top 1000

# 476 in the US

Erik Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 778 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Erik

• 476 US 2024
• 778 Nameberry 2025
• 641 Future 2028
• 419 England 2024
• 53 Germany 2024
• 63 Spain 2023
• 320 Mexico 2021
• 94 sweden 2024
• 50 Norway 2020
• 29 Denmark 2024
• 29 Iceland 2024
• 182 switzerland 2024
• 77 Austria 2024
• 54 Hungary 2024
• 68 Estonia 2024
• 43 slovenia 2024
• 43 Croatia 2023

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Famous People Named Erik

• Erik the Red the son of Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson
• Erik Thorvaldsson first European to explore North America
• Erik Estrada American actor
• Erik Per Sullivan American actor
• Éric Alfred Leslie "Erik" Satie French composer and pianist
• Erik Sandin member of NOFX
• Erik Homburger Erikson (born Erik Salomonsen) German,American psychologist
• Erik Ellington American pro skateboarder
• Erik Dean Prince American founder of Blackwater
• Erik Charles Nielson American actor
• Erik Thomas von Detten American actor
• Erik Rico American singer,songwriter
• Erik Durm German football player
• Erik Björnsson one of the sons of Björn Ironside
• Erik Refilsson Swedish legendary king
• Erik Lorig pepepeperik Turner, rhythm guitarist of glam metal band Warrant
• Erik Rico American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and DJ
• Erik Range aka Gronkh German game developer and YouTuber

The name Erik in Pop Culture

• Erik the Red fictional character in the Marvel Comics comic book universe
• Erik the Phantom of the Opera, disfigured genius, created by French writer Gaston Leroux
• Erik J. Smith one of the five Guardians from the Norse Bible
• Erik Von Darkmoor fictional character appearing in the novels of Raymond E. Feist
• Erik Lehnsherr aka Magneto character in Marvel's X,Men
• Dr. Erik Selvig character in the Marvel Universe
• Erik Magnus 'Cobra' character in manga/anime, 'Fairy Tail'
• Erik Night character in the 'House Of Night' series by PC Cast
• Erik Wallace characher in the "Sims" series
• Erik Killmonger character in the movie "Black Panther"
• Erik character on TV's "Mako Mermaids"
• Erik Pressman Starfleet Admiral in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Pegasus"
• Erik a deer villager from “Animal Crossing”