Is Erik a Male or Female Name?
Erik is a male name
Gender Distribution
The gender distribution of people named Erik globally is 99.4% males and 0.6% females. The country with the highest male ratio is Australia with 100.0% and the country with the highest female ratio is Colombia with 13.9%
| Country | Male Ratio | Female Ratio | 
|---|---|---|
| Globally | 99.4% | 0.6% | 
| United States | 99.9% | 0.1% | 
| Netherlands | 99.7% | 0.3% | 
| Sweden | 99.7% | 0.3% | 
| Mexico | 98.9% | 1.1% | 
| Germany | 99.8% | 0.2% | 
| Denmark | 99.9% | 0.1% | 
| Norway | 99.9% | 0.1% | 
| Belgium | 99.7% | 0.3% | 
| Italy | 98.6% | 1.4% | 
| Spain | 98.8% | 1.2% | 
| Brazil | 99.6% | 0.4% | 
| Canada | 99.9% | 0.1% | 
| France | 98.8% | 1.2% | 
| Indonesia | 99.8% | 0.2% | 
| Colombia | 86.1% | 13.9% | 
| Peru | 98.9% | 1.1% | 
| United Kingdom | 99.3% | 0.7% | 
| Czechia | 99.4% | 0.6% | 
| Slovakia | 99.3% | 0.7% | 
| Chile | 99.4% | 0.6% | 
| Hungary | 99.3% | 0.7% | 
| Finland | 99.8% | 0.2% | 
| Bolivia | 98.8% | 1.2% | 
| Guatemala | 99.5% | 0.5% | 
| Russia | 98.5% | 1.5% | 
| Australia | 100.0% | 0.0% | 
| Switzerland | 99.1% | 0.9% | 
| Austria | 99.9% | 0.1% | 
| Kazakhstan | 98.6% | 1.4% | 
| Argentina | 96.1% | 3.9% | 
| Philippines | 98.9% | 1.1% | 
| South Africa | 99.0% | 1.0% | 
| Malaysia | 96.5% | 3.5% | 
| Slovenia | 99.5% | 0.5% | 
| Ecuador | 99.4% | 0.6% | 
Age Distribution
The largest group of people named Erik are 55-64 years old, making up 24.0% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 18-24.
| Age Group | Proportion | 
|---|---|
| 18-24 | 7.8% | 
| 25-34 | 16.8% | 
| 35-44 | 16.1% | 
| 45-54 | 19.1% | 
| 55-64 | 24.0% | 
| 65+ | 16.2% | 
Popular Countries
The country with the largest proportion of people named Erik is Sweden with 0.5855% of the population. Following is Norway and Denmark.
| Country | Proportion | 
|---|---|
| Sweden | 0.5855% | 
| Norway | 0.4888% | 
| Denmark | 0.3953% | 
| Netherlands | 0.3493% | 
| Slovakia | 0.2492% | 
| Belgium | 0.1214% | 
| Slovenia | 0.0995% | 
| Mexico | 0.0831% | 
Historic Popularity
The historic popularity of the name Erik measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.
| Year | Proportion | 
|---|---|
| 1956 | 0.029‰ | 
| 1957 | 0.0326‰ | 
| 1958 | 0.0366‰ | 
| 1959 | 0.0393‰ | 
| 1960 | 0.0355‰ | 
| 1961 | 0.0416‰ | 
| 1962 | 0.0422‰ | 
| 1963 | 0.0438‰ | 
| 1964 | 0.041‰ | 
| 1965 | 0.047‰ | 
| 1966 | 0.052‰ | 
| 1967 | 0.0478‰ | 
| 1968 | 0.0507‰ | 
| 1969 | 0.0474‰ | 
| 1970 | 0.041‰ | 
| 1971 | 0.0422‰ | 
| 1972 | 0.0419‰ | 
| 1973 | 0.0405‰ | 
| 1974 | 0.0353‰ | 
| 1975 | 0.0313‰ | 
| 1976 | 0.0346‰ | 
| 1977 | 0.0333‰ | 
| 1978 | 0.033‰ | 
| 1979 | 0.0351‰ | 
| 1980 | 0.0314‰ | 
| 1981 | 0.0308‰ | 
| 1982 | 0.0325‰ | 
| 1983 | 0.0313‰ | 
| 1984 | 0.0306‰ | 
| 1985 | 0.0312‰ | 
| 1986 | 0.0314‰ | 
| 1987 | 0.0309‰ | 
| 1988 | 0.0297‰ | 
| 1989 | 0.0277‰ | 
| 1990 | 0.0278‰ | 
| 1991 | 0.0294‰ | 
| 1992 | 0.0347‰ | 
| 1993 | 0.0381‰ | 
| 1994 | 0.0411‰ | 
| 1995 | 0.0355‰ | 
| 1996 | 0.031‰ | 
| 1997 | 0.0279‰ | 
| 1998 | 0.017‰ | 
| 1999 | 0.0182‰ | 
| 2000 | 0.0156‰ | 
| 2001 | 0.0061‰ | 
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