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 [ 2 syll. e-rik, er-ik ] The boy name Erik is pronounced EHRihK KEY. Erik's origin is Old Norse and Germanic, and its use, Czech, English, German, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Dutch. Erik is a Czech, Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian pet form of Frederick (English). Erik is also a Czech, English, German, Scandinavian, and Slavic variant spelling of Eric (English, French, and Scandinavian). 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 2008, it ranked at #213 with a usage of 0.083%, but it was nonetheless the 2nd most popular after Eric (English, French, and Scandinavian), within all boy names in its group. The name was thrice as popular as Erik in 2008. Baby names that sound like Erik include Eric (English, French, and Scandinavian), Erich (Czech and German), Erick (English), Errick (English), Eryk (Polish), Erek (English), Eriks (Latvian and Russian), Erki (Latvian), Erkki (Finnish), Aras (Lithuanian), Aries (English), Aris (Greek), Erico (Italian and Portuguese), Arasu (Tamil), Arius (German), Érico (Portuguese), Urjasz (Polish), and Urs (German). A famous person named Erik is Explorer, Eric the Red (Erik Thorvaldson, Eirik Raude, or Eirik Torvaldsson), born 950 - 1003. KEY: Pronunciation for Erik: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"   |
