Erikson
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ERR-ik-sun
- Origin
- Scandinavian
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Erikson is a boys' name of Scandinavian origin, meaning “son of Eric”. In 2025 it ranked 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Erikson mean?
Scandinavian: spelling of Erickson; surname, Americanised form of Eriksson
“son of Eric”
Meaning borrowed from Erickson.
Is Erikson a girl's or a boy's name?
Erikson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Erikson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,675th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Erikson, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2023, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the boys named Erikson in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Erikson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,120 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
Names like Erikson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Easton, Remington, Elian, Emerson, Hudson, Stetson, Harrison, Jameson, Elijah, Eliel, Kingston, Jensen
Names related to Erikson
More Scandinavian names
Kaia, Jenson, Maren, Gustavo, Anders, Stellan, Iverson, Kari, Kaja, Larson, Olsen, Nea, Ronya, Jensyn, Soley, Loa
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, “Erikson: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/erikson, updated 20 October 2026.