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What does Erich mean?
Erich 
▼ as a name for boys is of Old Norse origin, and the meaning of the name Erich is "complete ruler; peaceful ruler". Erich is a German form of Eric (Old Norse). Erich is also a variation of Frederick (Old French, Old German).
STARTS WITH Er-
Variations
RELATED FORMS VIA ERIC, FREDERICK Aeric, Aerick, Aric▼, Arric, Arrick, Eirik, Erek, Erick, Erico, Erik▼, Eriq, Erix, Erki, Erkki, Errick, Eryk, Eurico, Frido, Fritz▼, Ric, Rich, Rick▼
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Ercho, ..
(female) Ericha, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Erich Maximillian (E.M.), ..
How popular is Erich?
Erich is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#808 out of 1220, Top 66%) and an even more prominent surname for both adults and children (#38198 out of 150436, Top 25%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Erich entered the list in 1890-1899 and reached its highest rank of #498 in the U.S. during the years 1970-1979, but is not in the Top 1000 at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Erich ranked in the Top 2000 are Eric (#160 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Erick (#280), Erik (#378), Frederick (#496), Rick (#1872), Aric, Eriq, Errick, Fritz, Ric and Rich. These forms of Erich were favored as birth names during 1970-1979 (ADOPTION OF 1.72%) and are now much less common (ADOPTION 0.29%, DOWN 83%), with forms like Frederick going out of style.
Similar Names
Erich▼ is pronounced similarly to Aaric, Arick, Arik, Erric, Orric, Orrick, Warick and Yorick. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Arch▼, Edric, Edrich, Edrick, Eldrich, Elice, Emerich, Emich, Emicho, Enoch, Enrico, Eri, Erie, Erin▼, Errico and Ulrich. These names tend to be less frequently used than Erich.
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