Errick
Errick is a masculine name of English origin, meaning "ever ruler".
Name Census estimates that about 1,241 living Americans carry the first name Errick. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Errick today is around 42 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Errick births was 1972 (55 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Errick. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.2K
~ 1 in 276,192 Americans
Peak year
1972
55 babies that year
Average age
42
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,823
Tracked since 1949
Census
Errick in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 907 people with the first name Errick, which placed it at #13,353 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,353
National first-name rank
People counted
907
907 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
66.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Errick
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Errick is Black at 66.3%. The next largest groups are White (19.3%) and Hispanic (7.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Errick described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Errick at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American66.3% · 601
- White19.3% · 175
- Hispanic or Latino7.4% · 67
- Two or more races3.7% · 34
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 19
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 11
Popularity
Errick: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Errick from the 1940s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 387 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Errick by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Errick during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Erricks live
The SSA's state-level files cover 8 states and territories. Texas, California, Illinois recorded the most babies named Errick, while Michigan, Alabama, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 18 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Errick
The name Errick is a modern English variant of the name Eric, which has its roots in the Old Norse name Eiríkr. The name Eiríkr is composed of the elements "ei," meaning "ever" or "eternally," and "ríkr," meaning "ruler" or "prince." Together, the name can be interpreted as "ever ruler" or "eternal ruler."
The name Eric and its variants were historically popular among the Scandinavian and Germanic peoples, reflecting the significance of the Viking culture and their seafaring traditions. The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 9th century, during the Viking Age.
One of the most famous historical figures bearing the name Eric was Eric the Red (c. 950 – c. 1003), an explorer and navigator who is credited with establishing the first European settlement in Greenland. His son, Leif Erikson (c. 970 – c. 1020), is renowned for being the first European to discover North America, predating Christopher Columbus by nearly five centuries.
Another notable individual with the name was Eric IX of Sweden (c. 1120 – 1160), a Swedish king who reigned from 1156 until his death. He is remembered for his efforts to consolidate royal power and establish a centralized administration in Sweden.
In the literary realm, one of the most famous characters bearing the name is Eric Calverley from the novel "The Last of the Mohicans" by James Fenimore Cooper. Published in 1826, the novel portrays Eric as a brave and noble character who plays a pivotal role in the story.
Moving further in history, Eric XIV (1533 – 1577) was a Swedish king who ruled from 1560 to 1568. His reign was marked by his efforts to promote the Protestant Reformation in Sweden and his conflicts with the nobility, which ultimately led to his deposition and imprisonment.
While the name Errick is a more recent variation, it maintains the cultural and historical significance of its root name, Eric, which has been borne by notable figures across various fields throughout the ages.
People
Errick + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Errick as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Errick: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Errick?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,241 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Errick going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 276,192 US residents.
Is Errick a common name?
We classify Errick as "Rare". It ranks above 91.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,326 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Errick most popular?
The single biggest year for Errick was 1972, when 55 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Errick is about 42 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Errick in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 907 people with the name Errick, or 0.30 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,353 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Errick in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Errick?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Errick appears almost entirely male. Of the 909 people counted with this name, 99.4% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Errick?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Errick is Black at 66.3%. The next largest groups are White (19.3%) and Hispanic (7.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Errick most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Errick in the 2020 Census, accounting for 66.3% (601 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Errick in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Errick a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Errick in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Errick still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Errick in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Errick can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Errick?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.