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Erik

boy name · Scandinavian origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

eternal ruler (Norse; widely used across Norway, Sweden and Denmark)

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1990s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Erik peaked in the 1990s.

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