Eriq
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AIR-ik
- Origin
- Old Norse
Eriq is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “eternal ruler”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Eriq mean?
Old Norse: respelling of Eric, from Old Norse Eiríkr
“eternal ruler”
A respelling of Eric, from Old Norse Eiríkr, meaning 'ever ruler'.
Is Eriq a girl's or a boy's name?
Eriq is a boys' name.
How popular is Eriq in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 75 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Eriq in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eriq in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,259 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,275 |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,681 |
| 2001 | 45 | #2,245 |
| 2000 | 55 | #1,891 |
| 1999 | 61 | #1,707 |
| 1998 | 57 | #1,765 |
| 1997 | 66 | #1,547 |
| 1996 | 75 | #1,398 |
| 1995 | 75 | #1,354 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
Names like Eriq
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza Ahmad Zahir Amir Nasir Muhammad Nazir Zamir Jamir Musa Abdullah Samir
Names related to Eriq
More Old Norse names
Freya Ronnie Ralph Astrid Colby Rafe Odin Ralphie Freyja Erick Bo Ronald Bjorn Erica Raife Ivar
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, “Eriq: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eriq, updated 20 October 2026.