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Erik Easygoing • Daring • Freedom-loving
Erik Easygoing • Daring • Freedom-loving
Easygoing • Daring • Freedom-loving
ErikEasygoing • Daring • Freedom-loving
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Gaston Leroux's Phantom Of The Opera's Main Character Was Actually Named Erik.
Erik Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
99.57%
Male
0.43%
Female
Erik is predominantly a boys name, with 0.43% of Eriks being girls, and 99.57% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 154579 males named Erik, and 666 females given the name
Popularity of Erik by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Erik in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Erik: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Erik' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Erik in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Erik's average ranking is 3734.05, with it's highest ever rank being #. Erik has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 1 times, and has reached the top hundred names 24 times.
Erik has been used in the United States ever since 1911, with over 155245 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Erik gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1979, when it's usage went up by 135.51%. During this year, 4638 babies were named Erik, which was 0.1418% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.145%, in this year alone more than 5000 boys were named Erik.
Popular 'E' Names for Boys
| Name | 'E-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah | 1. | 14. | 13764 | 0.38% |
| Ethan | 2. | 15. | 13758 | 0.38% |
| Eli | 3. | 73. | 7046 | 0.195% |
| Easton | 4. | 100. | 5606 | 0.155% |
| Evan | 5. | 103. | 5576 | 0.154% |
| Ezra | 6. | 131. | 4830 | 0.134% |
| Elias | 7. | 147. | 4454 | 0.123% |
| Everett | 8. | 193. | 3495 | 0.097% |
| Ezekiel | 9. | 207. | 3341 | 0.092% |
| Emmett | 10. | 235. | 3033 | 0.084% |
| Eric | 11. | 246. | 2909 | 0.08% |
| Emmanuel | 12. | 280. | 2560 | 0.071% |
| Edward | 13. | 288. | 2491 | 0.069% |
| Elliot | 14. | 315. | 2220 | 0.061% |
| Elliott | 15. | 338. | 2085 | 0.058% |
| Emiliano | 16. | 420. | 1693 | 0.047% |
| Erick | 17. | 435. | 1597 | 0.044% |
| Emilio | 18. | 510. | 1334 | 0.037% |
| Eduardo | 19. | 515. | 1321 | 0.037% |
| Emerson | 20. | 555. | 1216 | 0.034% |