Erick
Ever-ruler, eternal ruler, from Old Norse meaning "supreme leader".
Name Census estimates that about 75,848 living Americans carry the first name Erick. It sits at #332 in the overall ranking, outside the top 50 but still well-represented. It is a predominantly male name (99.5% of registrations). The average person named Erick today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Erick births was 2007 (2,437 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Erick. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Although Erick is used almost entirely for boys, the SSA data does show 417 girls registered with the name since 1880.
People living today
76K
~ 1 in 4,519 Americans
Peak year
2007
2,437 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2024 SSA rank
#332
Tracked since 1883
Gender
Gender distribution for Erick
Out of the 78,993 babies given the name Erick since 1880, 99.5% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Erick as a male name
- Ranked #332 in 2024
- 1,038 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2007 (2,432 births)
Erick as a female name
- Ranked #16,615 in 2017
- 5 female births in 2017
- Peak: 1990 (22 births)
Popularity
Erick: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Erick from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 21,506 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Erick by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Erick during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ericks live
The SSA's state-level files cover 49 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Erick, while New Hampshire, Montana, Maine recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 1,539 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Erick
The name Erick has its origins in the Old Norse language and culture. It is derived from the Old Norse name Eiríkr, which itself is composed of the elements ei, meaning "ever" or "eternal," and ríkr, meaning "ruler" or "mighty." The name was popular among the Vikings and can be traced back to at least the 9th century AD.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Erick comes from the Norse sagas, where it was borne by several prominent figures. One notable example is Eiríkr Þorvaldsson, better known as Erik the Red, the legendary Norse explorer who is credited with founding the first European settlement in Greenland around the year 985 AD.
The name Erick also has a connection to the Christian tradition. In the 12th century, a Swedish king named Erik Jedvardsson, also known as Erik the Holy or Erik the Saint, was canonized by the Catholic Church after being killed in a pagan rebellion. His feast day is celebrated on May 18th, and he is considered the patron saint of Sweden.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Erick. One such figure was Erick Rudolph Stresemann, a German statesman and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who served as Chancellor of Germany in the 1920s. Another was Erick Hawkins, an American modern dance choreographer and founder of the Erick Hawkins Dance Company, who lived from 1909 to 1994.
In the world of literature, the name Erick is associated with the character Erick Killmonger from the Marvel Comics universe. Killmonger is a famous villain and adversary of the superhero Black Panther, and his introduction in the comics in the 1970s brought attention to the name.
Other notable figures named Erick include Erick Avari, an Indian-American actor known for his roles in films like Stargate and The Mummy, and Erick Sermon, an American rapper and record producer who was a member of the influential hip-hop group EPMD.
People
Erick + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Erick as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Erick: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Erick?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 75,848 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Erick going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,519 US residents.
Is Erick a common name?
We classify Erick as "Uncommon". It ranks above 99.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 78,993 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Erick most popular?
The single biggest year for Erick was 2007, when 2,437 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Erick is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Erick a male name?
Yes, 99.5% of people registered as Erick in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.