How Many People Are Named Errik?
An estimated 67 people in the United States have the first name Errik. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Errik peaked in popularity in 1985 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Errik as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Errik paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Errik is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
67
About 1 in 5,115,736 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1985
8 births
Total Registered
70
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Errik
Errik is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 70 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Errik as a male name
Ranked #10,426 in 1999
5 male births in 1999
Peak: 1985 (8 births)
Errik: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Errik span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 41 babies were registered. Errik remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Errik by Decade
How has Errik tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Errik by State
Errik + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Errik as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Errik
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Errik: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Errik?
We estimate approximately 67 people named Errik are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 5,115,736 Americans share this first name.
Is Errik a common name?
Errik is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 58.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 70 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Errik most popular?
Errik reached peak popularity in 1985, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Errik is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Errik a male name?
Errik is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Errik Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Errik Smith, Errik Johnson, Errik Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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