Overview
people
Sample Size
4,930
Gender Distribution
Male:
99.1%
Female:
0.9%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
Germanic
Meaning
Erich is a Germanic name meaning 'ruler of the people' or 'eternal ruler'. It was commonly used in medieval Germany and became popular in the 19th century. In Switzerland, it is mostly used by German-speaking families as a masculine first name.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
US
2,736 samples
100%
DE
698 samples
98%
AT
503 samples
99%
CH
202 samples
100%
CZ
94 samples
100%
BR
83 samples
100%
SK
72 samples
100%
IT
67 samples
99%
ID
40 samples
95%
ZA
35 samples
97%
CA
33 samples
100%
ES
33 samples
100%
FR
32 samples
100%
PH
26 samples
62%
GB
25 samples
96%
NL
20 samples
95%
MX
19 samples
100%
BE
12 samples
100%
PE
9 samples
100%
TH
9 samples
100%
+ 12 more countries
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