Rorik
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ROR-ik
- Origin
- Old Norse
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Rorik is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “famous ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Rorik mean?
Old Norse: from Old Norse Hrœrekr
“famous ruler”
Same name as Rurik, the Varangian chieftain said to have founded the dynasty that ruled early Russia; related to Roderick.
Is Rorik a girl's or a boy's name?
Rorik is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rorik in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Rorik, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 34 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Rorik in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rorik in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 24 | #4,318 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 25 | #4,180 |
| 2021 | 34 | #3,360 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 32 | #3,493 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,222 |
| 2017 | 30 | #3,582 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,198 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
Names like Rorik
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kairo Kaizen Tru Chozen Kenzo Ryatt Kasai Henrik Loki Akari Rumi Kashton
Names related to Rorik
More Old Norse names
Freya Ronnie Ralph Eric Astrid Colby Rafe Odin Ralphie Erik Freyja Erick Bo Ronald Bjorn Erica
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, “Rorik: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rorik, updated 20 October 2026.