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How popular is the name Eryk?
Births per year, rank history and how many Eryks are alive today.
Eryk (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Eric in England and Wales, ranked 1897th in 2025 and given to 13 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2015, when 58 babies were given the name, the 623rd most popular that year. It has declined since 2015; the 2025 figure is roughly 22% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Eric you are most likely to meet is around 81 years old - or else around 8: the name has two living generations. Half of all Erics born in England and Wales are between 44 and 82, and there are at least 53,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 16% chance that at least one of them will be called Eric.
How many babies are named Eryk each year?
Includes all spellings: Eryk, Eric, Erik. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Eryk spelling rank?
Where does the Eric spelling rank?
Where does the Erik spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Eryk most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Eric, peaked in 1924, when around 5,400 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Eryk spelling itself peaked in 2015, with 58 babies.
How many people are called Eryk?
At least 53,000 people named Eryk in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Eryk?
Most living Eryks are between 44 and 82; the most common age is about 81. There is a second cluster around 8.
Is Eryk becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1924 peak.