Erique
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- eh-REEK
- Origin
- Modern
Erique is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Erique come from?
Modern: modern variant, perhaps of Eric or Enrique
Is Erique a girl's or a boy's name?
Erique is a boys' name.
How popular is Erique in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Erique in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Erique in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
Names like Erique
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Marquez Josue Enrique Juancarlos Osvaldo Moses Paolo Pierce Luis Pablo Johnpaul Luca
Names related to Erique
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
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, “Erique: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/erique, updated 20 October 2026.