Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Errik 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
Errik through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 70
- 70 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 8 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 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1985. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 128 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.
Errik’s family of names
Errik may belong to the same name family as Erik. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Errik, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Derick
“the ruler of the tribe”
>99% boys
Cedrick
Cedrick is a variant of Cedric. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is kind and loved; of the spectacular bounty.”
>99% boys
Cedric
Cedric has an unusually traceable literary beginning: Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe.
>99% boys
Derrick
“the ruler of the tribe”
>99% boys
Alain
“one who is precious” · “resembling a little rock”
>99% boys
Antoine
“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
>99% boys
Eloy
“the chosen one”
>99% boys
Efrain
“one who is tertile; productive” · “fruitful”
>99% boys