Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Erico isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Erico through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 77
- 77 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1974. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 322 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Erico’s family of names
In Italian usage, Erico has a conventional equivalent in the English form Eric. In Italian usage, Erico has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Eryk. In Italian usage, Erico has a conventional equivalent in the French form Éric.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Erico has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Erico
- Erico VerissimoBrazilian writer (1905–1975)
- Erico BarneyArgentine athleteborn 1941
- Erico MenczerItalian cinematographer (1926–2012)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Erico, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Esequiel
“God strengthens” · “strengthened by God”
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“ever the ruler”
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“ever the ruler”
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“a man from Greece”
>99% boys
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“a lord”
>99% boys
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“a powerful ruler”
>99% boys
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“one who is exalted” · “Exalted”
>99% boys