Given name
Yerik
“one who has been appointed by God”
Yerik is used as a given name. One Russian interpretation is “one who has been appointed by God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Russian interpretation is “one who has been appointed by God.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Russian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yerik through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,306
- 1,306 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 128 babies
- 2025
- 37
- #3,235 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −7%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 37 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,235 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 6.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 128 in 2011. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 638 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.
Yerik’s family of names
Yerik has a related form in Yeric. Yerik has a related form in Yerick. Yerik has a related form in Yeryc.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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