Eryc
A masculine name derived from Eric, of Germanic origin meaning "ever ruler".
Name Census estimates that about 66 living Americans carry the first name Eryc. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Eryc today is around 31 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Eryc births was 1998 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Eryc. 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
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Eryc. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
66
~ 1 in 5,193,248 Americans
Peak year
1998
9 babies that year
Average age
31
years old
2007 SSA rank
#12,931
Tracked since 1971
Census
Eryc in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 134 people with the first name Eryc, which placed it at #48,062 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#48,062
National first-name rank
People counted
134
134 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
41.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Eryc
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eryc is White at 41.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (29.1%) and Black (23.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Eryc described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Eryc at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White41.8% · 56
- Hispanic or Latino29.1% · 39
- Black or African American23.1% · 31
- Two or more races3.7% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 3
Popularity
Eryc: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Eryc from the 1970s through to the 2000s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 39 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Eryc remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eryc 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 Eryc during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Eryc
The given name Eryc is of Germanic origin, derived from the Old Norse name Eric, which itself stems from the Old Norse word "rik" meaning "ruler" or "powerful leader." The name's earliest recorded use dates back to the Viking Age, around the 8th to 11th centuries AD.
During the Viking era, the name Eric was prevalent among the Norse peoples, particularly in Scandinavia and the areas they explored and settled, such as parts of Britain, Iceland, and Greenland. The name's association with power and leadership likely contributed to its popularity among the Vikings, who valued strength and bravery.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Eryc was Eric the Red, a Norwegian Viking explorer who is believed to have been born around 950 AD. He gained his nickname for his red hair and beard, and is renowned for being the first European to establish a settlement in Greenland.
Another notable figure was Eric Bloodaxe, a 10th-century Norwegian king who ruled over parts of Norway and Northumbria (present-day northern England) from 947 to 954 AD. He earned his epithet "Bloodaxe" due to his reputation for violence and cruelty during his reign.
In the 11th century, the name Eryc appeared in the Icelandic Sagas, a collection of literary works that documented the lives and histories of notable Icelanders and Scandinavians during the Viking Age. One such individual was Eric the Red's son, Leif Ericson, who is credited with being the first European to discover North America, around 500 years before Christopher Columbus.
Moving forward in history, the name Eryc was also borne by Eric IX of Sweden, who reigned as King of Sweden from 1208 to 1216 AD. He played a significant role in the consolidation of Swedish power and the expansion of the kingdom's territory.
In the 20th century, Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell, was a renowned English novelist and essayist who wrote influential works such as "Animal Farm" and "Nineteen Eighty-Four." He was born in 1903 and died in 1950.
People
Eryc + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Eryc 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
Eryc: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eryc?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 66 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Eryc 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 5,193,248 US residents.
Is Eryc a common name?
We classify Eryc as "Very Rare". It ranks above 58.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 68 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Eryc most popular?
The single biggest year for Eryc was 1998, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Eryc is about 31 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Eryc in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 134 people with the name Eryc, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #48,062 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Eryc in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Eryc?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Eryc appears almost entirely male. Of the 134 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Eryc?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eryc is White at 41.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (29.1%) and Black (23.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Eryc most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Eryc in the 2020 Census, accounting for 41.8% (56 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Eryc in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Eryc a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Eryc 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.
Is Eryc still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Eryc in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Eryc can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people are named Eryc?
Find out how many people share the name Eryc on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.