Eirik

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 16 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Eirik is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate given name4.5K records spelled Eirik2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway, United States, Sweden, Spain

  Also written Eirík

• Russian given name236 records spelled Eirik5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, Norway, Kazakhstan

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian

  Also written Эйрик, Эирик

42 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Eirik is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In German, männl. Vom., norwegische Form von

  as a name·DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

• Norwegian form of ERIC .

  as a word

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

NO SSB — Navn (1880–present) — 81 years between 1945–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Éric Labonneb. 1888FRnot in their usual nameFrench diplomat (1888–1971)
• Eirik Ildahlb. 1957NONorwegian cartoonist
• Eirik Kvalfossb. 1959NONorwegian biathlete
• Eirik Stubøb. 1965NONorwegian theatre director
• Eirik Kristoffersenb. 1969NONorwegian officer, chief of defense
• Eirik Hornelandb. 1975NONorwegian association football manager
• Eirik Glambek Bøeb. 1975NONorwegian singer
• Eirik Verås Larsenb. 1976NOCanoe racer
• Eirik Bakkeb. 1977NONorwegian footballer
• Eirik Svenssonb. 1983NONorwegian film director

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 266 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Eirik?

We estimate roughly 15 thousand people bear Eirik (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Eirik have the most bearers?

We estimate about 14 thousand people bear Eirik in Norway, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled eirik.

Where is Eirik most common?

Eirik is densest in Norway, where the national register counts about 1 in 389 people carrying it.

How common is Eirik compared with other names?

In Norway, Eirik is the 46th most common given name of 38,312 given names recorded there.

Is Eirik a male or female name?

Eirik is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Eirik mean?

Recorded meaning: a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Eirika, equivalent to English Eric