Erek
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AIR-ik
- Origin
- Old Norse
Erek is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “ever ruler”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Erek mean?
Old Norse: variant of Eric, from Eirikr
“ever ruler”
A spelling of Eric, the name of many medieval kings of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Is Erek a girl's or a boy's name?
Erek is a boys' name.
How popular is Erek in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the boys named Erek in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Erek in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,321 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,822 |
| 1990 | 30 | #2,303 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,199 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,504 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,288 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,678 |
| 1980 | 27 | #2,003 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,776 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,668 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,507 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,797 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,714 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,398 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
Names like Erek
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dustin Derek Eric Colby Jacob Adam Ethan Justin Jason Evan Nathan Caleb
Names related to Erek
More Old Norse names
Freya Ronnie Ralph Astrid Rafe Odin Ralphie Freyja Erick Bo Ronald Bjorn Erica Raife Ivar Gunnar
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Erek: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/erek, updated 20 October 2026.