Erik - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Erik \e-rik\ is a variant of Aric, Eric and Frederick.

The baby name Erik sounds like Arik, Eryk, Eriq, Erick and Erek. Other similar baby names are Erin, Brik, Edrik, Edik, Erix, Erie and Eri.

Erik is a very popular male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Erik. Click here to compare Erik with related baby names.