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Meaning of the nameErick

Erick is a spelling of the name Eric, which means “eternal ruler, from Old Norse Eiríkr”.

Meaning

“eternal ruler, from Old Norse Eiríkr”

Meaning of the name Eric, of which Erick is a spelling.

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

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People (2022)
141,395
Rank in Brazil
#239
Median age
16 years
2010 Census
70,493
people

Erick in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Erick, 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 (53,665 people).

1,558 women 139,837 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 Erick is most common

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

  1. Amapá 0.114%
  2. Amazonas 0.088%
  3. Rio Grande do Sul 0.088%
  4. Sergipe 0.087%
  5. Pará 0.085%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo28,9310.065%
Minas Gerais13,5120.066%
Rio de Janeiro12,4470.078%
Rio Grande do Sul9,5730.088%
Bahia9,1710.065%
Paraná7,9150.069%
Pará6,9070.085%
Pernambuco6,8570.076%
Santa Catarina6,2390.082%
Maranhão4,5630.067%
Goiás4,1540.059%
Ceará4,0810.046%
Amazonas3,4820.088%
Paraíba2,9710.075%
Espírito Santo2,7550.072%
Rio Grande do Norte2,7130.082%
Alagoas2,4410.078%
Distrito Federal2,2980.082%
Mato Grosso2,0720.057%
Sergipe1,9260.087%
Mato Grosso do Sul1,7220.063%
Piauí1,6390.050%
Amapá8390.114%
Rondônia8380.053%
Tocantins5940.039%
Roraima3940.062%
Acre3610.044%

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

The spelling Erick

It adds a final K to Eric and is the most common spelling in the group; Wiktionary records it in English as a rare variant of Eric.

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.

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 Erick

What does the name Erick mean?

Erick means “eternal ruler, from Old Norse Eiríkr”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary. This is the meaning of the name Eric, of which Erick is a spelling.

How many people are named Erick in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 141,395 people with the first name Erick, which ranks it number 239 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

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

Erick is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 1,558 women and 139,837 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Erick?

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

In which Brazilian state is Erick most common?

Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.114% of the state's population is named Erick (839 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Erick?

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

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