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Baby name
Eric
Boy
Origin of the name
Eric comes from the Old Norse EirĂkr, made of ei, “ever, eternal,” and rĂkr, “ruler”: “eternal ruler.” The first element is sometimes linked to einn, “one, alone,” but this reading is thought less likely. The name recalls the Viking explorer Erik the Red.
Classic name
888,891births since 1880
1970sgeneration
No. 18rank at its peak, in 1970
Where babies named Eric are born
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Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Eric is most common in District of Columbia (1.6 times), Alaska (1.5) and Delaware (1.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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