Eric

Meaning and origin of Eric

Popularity of Eric in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1965.
• Over recent years, Eric has been falling (−9.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Eric every 35 schools, all spellings combined.

Eric in English-speaking countries

Eric ranks 147^th in Ireland, 159^th in England and Wales and 198^th in British Columbia (Canada), against 992^nd in France.

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  147^th boys’ name108 babies in 3 years1 boy in 665−1.4% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  198^th boys’ name59 babies in 3 years1 boy in 755

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  159^th boys’ name971 babies in 3 years1 boy in 851−4.5% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  257^th boys’ name55 babies in 3 years1 boy in 895

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  239^th boys’ name161 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,056−11% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  248^th boys’ name4,209 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,222−7.7% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  262^nd boys’ name20 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,273

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  288^th boys’ name39 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,537

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Eric and Éric are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Éric40
• Erik60
• Erick (in French)25
• Érik5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Eric

• Omer
• Foucauld
• Albert
• Raoul
• Arnaud
• Johann
• Anselme
• Charli
• Joris
• Aloys
• Thibaut
• Archie

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin