Given name
Erix
“ever the ruler”
Erix is a variant of Eric. One Scandinavian interpretation is “ever the ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Erix is a variant of Eric. One Scandinavian interpretation is “ever the ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Erix is a variant of 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 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Erix through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 17 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 6 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 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 192 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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