Given name
Errick
“ever the ruler”
Errick is a variant of Eric. One Scandinavian interpretation is “ever the ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Errick is a variant of Eric. One Scandinavian interpretation is “ever the ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Errick 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 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Errick through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,326
- 1,326 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 55 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 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 55 in 1972. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 909 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.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Errick
- Errick McCollumAmerican basketball player (born 1988)
- Ricky WilliamsAmerican football player (born 1977)
- Errick WillisCanadian politician (1896-1967)
- Errick CravenAmerican basketball playerborn 1983
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Errick, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Cedrick
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>99% boys
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Rodrick
Rodrick is a masculine given name.
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Chadwick
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Roderick
Roderick has Germanic roots, with later Scottish and Welsh uses that follow different paths.
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