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Meaning of the nameEric

Eric is a male name of Norse origin, coming from Eiríkr, which Behind the Name explains as 'eternal ruler'.

Meaning

“eternal ruler, from Old Norse Eiríkr”

Source: Behind the Name: Eric · Wiktionary: Eric · Wiktionary: Erik

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People (2022)
63,146
Rank in Brazil
#490
Median age
18 years
2010 Census
72,566
people

Eric in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Eric, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (23,242 people).

608 women 62,538 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Eric is most common

States with the highest share of people named Eric in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Bahia 0.045%
  2. Distrito Federal 0.039%
  3. São Paulo 0.039%
  4. Sergipe 0.036%
  5. Rio Grande do Sul 0.033%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo17,2470.039%
Bahia6,3570.045%
Minas Gerais5,4240.026%
Rio de Janeiro4,7580.030%
Rio Grande do Sul3,6230.033%
Paraná3,5140.031%
Santa Catarina2,4660.032%
Pernambuco2,2390.025%
Ceará2,1380.024%
Pará1,9640.024%
Maranhão1,9150.028%
Goiás1,5760.022%
Distrito Federal1,1100.039%
Piauí9220.028%
Amazonas9020.023%
Paraíba8930.023%
Mato Grosso8690.024%
Rio Grande do Norte8560.026%
Espírito Santo8320.022%
Sergipe8020.036%
Mato Grosso do Sul7740.028%
Alagoas7420.024%
Rondônia4660.030%
Tocantins2870.019%
Acre1650.020%
Roraima1540.024%
Amapá1510.021%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Eric

Behind the Name gives Eric the meaning 'eternal ruler', from Old Norse Eiríkr, from ei, 'always', and ríkr, 'ruler, king'. Wiktionary gives the same Norse origin and records an alternative Proto-Germanic analysis, with a first element meaning 'honor'. Erik is the Scandinavian form, and Érico and Eurico are the Portuguese forms. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 63,146 people named Eric, with a median age of 18.

The English form of the name, without a final K; in the group, the most common spelling is Erick, not Eric.

Other spellings of Eric

SpellingPeople (2022)
Erick141,395
Eric63,146
Erik45,617
Herick5,188
Herik2,296
Heric1,694

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Eric · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Eric · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Erik · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Behind the Name: Erik · behindthename.com · spelling
  5. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Erico · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage

Questions about the name Eric

What does the name Eric mean?

Eric means “eternal ruler, from Old Norse Eiríkr”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Eric in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 63,146 people with the first name Eric, which ranks it number 490 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Eric a boy's or a girl's name?

Eric is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 608 women and 62,538 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Eric?

Eric is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Eric most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.045% of the state's population is named Eric (6,357 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Eric?

Erick, Erik, Herick, Herik and Heric. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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