How to pronouce Eric
Eric ARPAbet pronounciation: EH1 R IH0 K
Eric IPA pronounciation: ˈɛrɪk
Eric
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How to pronouce, type, and say Eric
See how to say, spell, type, and pronounce Eric.
How to spell and type Eric
Eric in readable ASCII: eric
Eric in hex: eric
What does Eric rhyme with?
English words that rhyme with Eric.
The name Eric rhymes with:
| alphanumeric | atmospheric | barbaric | barrick | burek |
| burich | carrick | cleric | derek | derick |
| derik | derrick | deryck | ehrich | erich |
| erick | erik | esoteric | esoteric | ferrick |
| garrick | generic | gerich | gericke | gerrick |
| herrick | homeric | hysteric | ionospheric | kerrick |
| merrick | mesenteric | numeric | sherick | sherrick |
| tumeric | varick | weyrich |
Where is the name Eric popular?
See what countries the name Eric is most popular in.
A person named Eric is likely from one of the following countries:
- Australia 🇦🇺 (boy)
- Canada 🇨🇦 (boy)
- France 🇫🇷 (boy)
- Ireland 🇮🇪 (boy)
- Italy 🇮🇹 (boy)
- Portugal 🇵🇹 (boy)
- Spain 🇪🇸 (boy)
- Sweden 🇸🇪 (boy)
- Switzerland 🇨🇭 (boy)
- United Kingdom 🇬🇧 (boy)
- United States 🇺🇸 (boy)
- United States 🇺🇸 (girl)
Can Eric be a girls name?
See where Eric is used as a girls name.
Eric is sometimes used as a girls name in the following countries:
Can Eric be a boys name?
See where Eric is used as a boys name.
Eric is sometimes used as a boys name in the following countries:
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- 🇺🇸 United States
- 🇫🇷 France
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- 🇪🇸 Spain
Eric popularity by country
See how popular Eric is for boys or girls in 12 country data sets.
In 2017 Eric was the 97th most popular boys name in Canada.
In 2012 Eric was the 96th most popular boys name in Sweden.
In 2018 Eric was the 160th most popular boys name in United States.
In 2014 Eric was the 461st most popular boys name in France.
In 1993 Eric was the 100th most popular boys name in Australia.
In 2001 Eric was the 92nd most popular boys name in Switzerland.
In 1988 Eric was the 997th most popular girls name in United States.
In 2002 Eric was the 92nd most popular boys name in Ireland.
In 2016 Eric was the 200th most popular boys name in Italy.
In 2018 Eric was the 72nd most popular boys name in Portugal.
In 2018 Eric was the 124th most popular boys name in United Kingdom.
In 2018 Eric was the 35th most popular boys name in Spain.
What ethnicity is the name Eric?
Global data on the ethnicity of the name Eric.
What ethnicity is someone with the name Eric likely to be?
- Eric has a 0.21% chance of being East Asian
- Eric has a 0.36% chance of being Japanese
- Eric has a 0.30% chance of being South Asian
- Eric has a 0.81% chance of being African
- Eric has a 4.11% chance of being Muslim
- Eric has a 27.98% chance of being British
- Eric has a 9.65% chance of being Eastern European
- Eric has a 13.25% chance of being Jewish
- Eric has a 35.21% chance of being French
- Eric has a 1.78% chance of being Germanic
- Eric has a 4.04% chance of being Hispanic
- Eric has a 1.58% chance of being Italian
- Eric has a 0.73% chance of being Nordic
Eric Probabilities
Gender, generation, birth year, and other predictions for the name Eric.
What is the most common profile of a person named Eric
Someone with the name Eric was most likely born in 1980.
Someone with the name Eric is most likely to be male.
Someone with the name Eric is most likely from this generation: Generation X.
What names are similar to the name Eric?
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