Dan vs Eryk
Dan and Erykcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Dan was ranked #219 and Eryk #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2012, Dan was ranked #273 and Eryk #346 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Dan was ranked #1460 and Eryk #1859 among boys in England and Wales.
Dan and Eryk over time
Dan and Eryk appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Dan and Eryk changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2007 and 2023, ending at #219 and #770.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 2003–2024
Dan held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Eryk in 14.
Highest recorded here: Dan #557 in 2005, Eryk #623 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dan #1460, Eryk #1859.
Republic of Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 2007–2023
Dan held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Eryk in 2.
Highest recorded here: Dan #210 in 2021, Eryk #252 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Dan #219, Eryk #770.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Dan | Eryk |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1859 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dan has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Eryk.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Dan
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #326 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #75 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #456 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Eryk
Popularity journey
First recorded2003
First recorded at #2857 among boys in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2007–2023
Highest recorded position: #252 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 2007–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1859 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys