Over the past 110 years, 103 girls and 151 274 boys have been named Erik. The name Erik ranks 8517th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Erik in 1968. The peak of popularity of the name Erik came in the 1960s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.