Given name
Erique
“ever the ruler”
In English use, Erique has a related form in Eric. One Scandinavian interpretation is “ever the ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Erique 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, Erique 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 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Erique through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 260
- 260 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 20 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 5 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 20 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 372 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.
Erique’s family of names
In English usage, Erique has a related form in Eric. In English usage, Erique has a related form in Erik. In English usage, Erique has a related form in Erick.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.