Meaning: | alone-ruler | Tools: Add to favorites Generate: Twitter-able text SMS text Compare to: Behind the Name Search with: Wikipedia NNDB IMDb Google |
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Name info: About the name Eirik in particular | |
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Group info: About Eric/Erica, the group of names with the same origin as Eirik | Meaning/translation: | alone-ruler |
Language of origin: | Old Norse |
Info about origin, female: | the name as female form of Erich fused with the identically written name deriving from the German/Latin name for heather (the plant) |
| the name only became popular towards the end of the 18th century |
Info about origin, male: | well know as name of Swedish rulers |
| Erik is one of the most frequent names in Sweden |
Words: | aen = alone, lone Old Norse |
| rikr = the ruler Old Norse |
Topics: | Two-element name |
Variants' top ranks: | 2:Erik Sweden 1998, 6:Eric Armenia 2012, 8:Erick Ecuador 2016, 8:Erika Mexico 2006, 16:Erica Philippines 2005, 21:Eirik Norway 1999, 24:Erich Austria 2015, 28:Erkki Finland 2014, 33:Eero Finland/Finnish 2007, 47:Eryk Warsaw 2011 |
Somehow related to: | Erika |
Old/original forms: | Airikr Old Norse |
Name variants: | Erica, Érica, Ericka, Erika, Erykah, Aric, Arik, Eero, Eirik, Eric, Erich, Erick, Erico, Erik, Erkki, Eryk, Jerker Sortable list Details |
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Popularity: Popularity lists that contain the name Eirik | Series | Graph | Rankings |
Norway | Graph | 2023 110, 2022 115, 2021 103, 2020 107, 2019 86, 2018 80, 2017 90, 2016 70, 2015 57, 2014 68, 2013 53, 2012 50, 2011 35, 2010 44, 2009 37, 2008 31, 2007 27, 2006 31, 2005 22, 2004 22, 2003 27, 2002 30, 2001 22, 2000 23, 1999 21, 1998 25, 1997 22 |
Norway prevalence | | 2015 42 |
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