Find Names
My List
Surprise Me!
Filter: Cancel Show Me

Baby Name: Eric

Eric

Ruler

Gender: Boy | Origin: Norse, Old English, Scandinavian, English
Popularity: Popular

Pinterest Love

A form of Erik. In the 10th century, Viking explorer Eric the Red founded the first Nordic settlement in Greenland. Gained popularity when two 19th century British writers, Frederic Farrar and H. Rider Haggard, used the name in literature. On the rise in the U.S. since 1927. A royal name in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. Actor Eriq La Salle uses a form of the name. ever-powerful

List(s) containing Eric :

Popularity Chart

You might also like

Oscar

Divine spearman

Gender: Boy | Origin: English, Old English, Scandinavian
Popularity: Popular

Pinterest Love

Elvy

Elf friend

Gender: Boy | Origin: English, Old English

Pinterest Love

Dayton

Bright, sunny town

Gender: Boy | Origin: English, Old English
Popularity: Familiar

Pinterest Love

Top American boys' names of the 1960s

Groovy, baby! Boys' names that were topping the charts in the 1960s -- David, Steven, Brian, Frank, Jerry, Roger and more

  1. Michael
  2. David
  3. John
See More

American boys

As classic as baseball and American Pie -- the top 100 boys' names in the U.S.

  1. Joshua
  2. Christopher
  3. Anthony
See More

Top American boys' names of the 1970s

Names that were hits in the '70s -- Christopher, Chad, Andrew, Benjamin, Todd and more

  1. Michael
  2. Christopher
  3. David
See More
close