Meaning and history
Scandinavian form of Eric, borne by kings of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway; King Erik IX of Sweden, a 12th-century ruler, is the patron saint of Sweden.
20062006: 2,131 births, rank #189
2007: 2,028 births, rank #199
2008: 1,795 births, rank #213
2009: 1,555 births, rank #233
2010: 1,337 births, rank #256
20112011: 1,266 births, rank #277
2012: 1,223 births, rank #289
2013: 1,105 births, rank #311
2014: 1,037 births, rank #329
2015: 1,019 births, rank #337
20162016: 948 births, rank #355
2017: 901 births, rank #368
2018: 855 births, rank #376
2019: 815 births, rank #384
2020: 708 births, rank #422
20212021: 699 births, rank #442
2022: 716 births, rank #432
2023: 679 births, rank #454
2024: 645 births, rank #476
20252025: 549 births, rank #545
Erik moved from #476 to #546 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1980, with 4,918 births.