Erick

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A few things about Erick you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Erick

Erick Gutiérrez

Mexican association football player

Choose Erick and your child shares a first name with Erick Gutiérrez, a Mexican association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Erick, like who?” Erick Gutiérrez's Wikipedia article is available in 32 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,943 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Erick, 879 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Erick would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryErick first shows up in US birth records in 1883, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 142 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2007, when it reached #166.
• 🍂TrendErick has slipped 68 places over the last five years and now sits at #366. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedErick is most popular in New Jersey, where it ranks #219, followed by Texas (#246) and California (#252). It's in the top 1,000 in 33 states.
• 💬MeaningErick is an English form of Eric, which means “eternal ruler”. Our records link it to English, German and Scandinavian roots.
• 🌍OriginErick is the #7 most popular Scandinavian boy name in the US. That's out of 259 Scandinavian boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Erick

Erick is a boy name of English, German and Scandinavian origin meaning “eternal ruler”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-ick”. US birth records list Erick for boys from 1883 to 2025, in 126 of those 143 years. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked #166 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #366, with 879 babies.

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