Eric (meaning and origin)

How do they say it elsewhere?
Erik (In Swedish, Danish and in Czech)
Erich (In German)
Eero (In Finnish)
Erkki (In Finnish)
Eerikki (In Finnish)
Erick (In English)
Aric (In English)
Arik (In Other languages)

For the opposite sex use:
In English: Erica (F)

See also
In Swedish: Jerk
In Swedish: Jerker
In German, Scandinavian, Hungarian and in Czech: Erika
In English (Modern): Erykah
In English: Ericka
In the bible and in Jewish: Ariel

Extra information:
Alternative meanings (Old English) Ever Powerful Ruler

What Eric`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Eric:
My wife loves my name. She says it is the name of a romantic hero
The worst thing about the name:
I never really liked my name
If my name wasn`t Eric....:
probably not
Extra information:

More `Eric` links
Eric as abbreviation
Actors named Eric
Eric in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Eric

Eric appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 83. In the last 128 years Eric has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. The name reached the top-100 22 times. 1980 was a `top year` for the name Eric. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #16. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	83
2006	77
2005	66
2004	61
2003	56
2002	52
2001	44
2000	42
1999	39
1998	39
1997	35
1996	35
1995	32
1994	30
1993	29
1992	26
1991	25
1990	24
1980	16
1970	18
1960	44
1950	98
1940	250
1930	403
1920	442
1910	434
1900	523
1890	545
1880	614