Given name & surname
Erick
“a peaceful ruler”·“ever the ruler”
In English use, Erick has a related form in Frederick. One German interpretation is “a peaceful ruler.” In English use, Erick has a related form in Eric. One Scandinavian interpretation is “ever the ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Erick has a related form in Frederick. One German interpretation is “a peaceful ruler.” In English use, Erick has a related form in Eric. One Scandinavian interpretation is “ever the ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Erick has a related form in Frederick. An origin associated with Frederick is Germanic. In English use, Erick has a related form in Eric. An origin associated with Eric is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1883. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Erick through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 79,880
- 79,463 boys · 417 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 2,437 babies
- 2025
- 879
- #366 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 879 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 366 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 23.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 2,432 in 2007. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (158). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 78,395 as a first name in 2020; 515 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Erick’s family of names
In English usage, Erick has a related form in Eric. In English usage, Erick has a related form in Eric. In English usage, Erick has a related form in Erik.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Erick
- Érick GutiérrezMexican association football playerborn 1995
- Erick AvariIndian actorborn 1952
- Erick PulgarChilean association football playerborn 1994
- Erick ThohirIndonesian businessman and politicianborn 1970
- Erick BarrondoGuatemalan racewalkerborn 1991
- Érick AguirreMexican association football playerborn 1997
- Erick MombaertsFrench football managerborn 1955
- Erick ZoncaFrench film directorborn 1956
- Erick TorresMexican association football playerborn 1993
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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