Given name

Eryc

“ever the ruler”

Eryc is a variant of Eric. One Scandinavian interpretation is “ever the ruler.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Eryc is a variant of Eric. One Scandinavian interpretation is “ever the ruler.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Eryc 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 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Eryc through the years

Babies since 1880
68
68 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
1998
9 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
0246198020002025Highest share 19980.0
Eryc in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1971–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 134 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.

Eryc’s family of names

Eryc has a related form in Eric.

Walk Eryc’s family in the name graph

ErycEric

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Eryc, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Airik

“one who is pleasant and agreeable”

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>99% boys

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Zerik

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>99% boys

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Eldrich

“an old, wise ruler”

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

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Elvir

Elvir is a surname.

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

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Neric

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

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Molik

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

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Trestin

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

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Toddrick

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Eryc’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Eryc