Erik

Erik \e-rik, er-ik\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Erik is pronounced EHRihK in English and German ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Erik: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"

What is the origin of Erik?

Erik's origin is Old Norse and Germanic, and its use, Czech, English, German, Hungarian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Dutch. Erik is a Czech, English, German, Hungarian, Scandinavian, and Slavic variant spelling of baby name Eric (English, French, and Scandinavian). Erik a Czech, Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian diminutive form of Frederick meaning (English). Erik is a popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity jumped from the 1930s up to the 1980s; before that, it was of only very modest use. At the height of its usage in 1980, 0.265% of baby boys were given the name Erik. It ranked at #64 then. The baby name has since experienced a drop in popularity. In 2010, it ranked at #256 with a usage of 0.065%, was nonetheless the 2nd most popular after Eric name popularity, within all boy names in its group. The name was thrice as popular as Erik in 2010.

A famous person named Erik is Explorer, Eric the Red (Erik Thorvaldson, Eirik Raude, or Eirik Torvaldsson), born 950 - 1003.

List of baby names Erik:

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The baby name Erik fun facts:

The name Erik in reverse order is "Kire".

The numerological value of the name Erik is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Erik?

Erik is in the top names in USA.